Aloe peglerae

Aloe peglerae

Aloe peglerae is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet honors peglerae the South African teacher and naturalist Alice Marguerite Pegler ( 1861-1921 ).

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Aloe peglerae growing stemless or very short stem -forming, individually or sometimes forms small groups. The stem is prostrate. The 30 or lanceolate pointed leaves form dense rosettes. The Glauce, towards the tip becoming reddish leaf blade is about 25 inches long and 7 inches wide. The leaves are bent towards the tip inward. There is a sharp Enddorn at the blade tip. Along the center line are usually a few reddish to brown setae present, the base is whitish warty. On the bottom of the spines are sometimes in two rows. The white, reddish to brown- tipped, sharp teeth on the leaf margin are up to 6 mm long and are 15 mm apart.

Inflorescences and flowers

The simple inflorescence reaches a length of 40 centimeters. The very dense, cylindrical and slightly tapering grapes are up to 25 centimeters long and 7-8 centimeters wide. The egg-shaped, pointed bracts have a length of 16 mm and 7 mm wide. The usually greenish cream-colored, reddish tinged, bulbous flowers stand at 2-4 mm long pedicles. They are 26 to 30 millimeters long and rounded at their base. Above the ovary, the flowers are expanded up to the middle and then narrows to its mouth. Your tepals are almost fused together. The stamens and the style protrude 15 to 20 millimeters from the flower. The deep purple stamens have orange anthers.

Systematics, distribution and hazard

Aloe is peglerae used in the South African provinces of West and Gauteng on rocky, north -facing slopes at altitudes of 1400 to 1700 meters.

The first description by Selmar Schönland was published in 1904 ..

Aloe is peglerae in the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as ' Endangered ( EN )', ie endangered classified.

Evidence

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