Aloe pearsonii
Aloe pearsonii
Aloe pearsonii is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet pearsonii honors the English botanist Henry Harold Welch Pearson ( 1870-1916 ).
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- 3.2 Notes and references
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe pearsonii growing stem -forming, is at the base or above richly branched and forms dense bushes with a diameter of up to 2 meters. The upright stem is up to 200 inches long and 1.5 inches thick. The ovate to ovate - lanceolate - acute, recurved to recurved leaves are arranged scattered along the stems. The green, indistinct lined leaf blade is 7-9 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. If dry, it will turn reddish. Only on the upper leaf surface are numerous oblong, opaque white spots available that are more or less arranged in transverse bands. The whitish to reddish, pungent teeth on the leaf margin are 1-2 millimeters long and are 5 mm apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of two to three branches and reaches a length of about 40 centimeters. The loose, cylindrical clusters are 9-15 inches long and 6-7 inches wide. The lanceolate pointed bracts have a length of 6 to 8 mm and 3 mm wide. The yellow or brick-red flowers are at about 20 millimeters long pedicles. The flowers are 23 mm long and narrowed at its base. Above the ovary, the flowers are extended to the mouth. Your tepals are fused together on a length of 12 to 13 millimeters.
Genetics
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Systematics and distribution
Aloe is pearsonii in the south of Namibia and in South Africa's Northern Cape Province spread on hot, dry, rocky slopes.
The first description by Selmar Schönland was published in 1911.