Aloe petricola
Aloe petricola
Aloe petricola is a species of the genus Aloe in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet petricola derives from the Latin words petra for Rock ' as well -Cola for being inhabited ' and refers to the habitat of the Art
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe petricola growing stemless, individually or in small groups. The 20 to 30 lanceolate narrowed leaves form dense rosettes. The Glauce leaf blade is about 60 inches long and 10 inches wide. At the leaf surface are occasionally a few scattered setae present. On the bottom they stand along a blunt keel near the top. The dark brown teeth on the leaf margin are 5 millimeters long and are 15 mm apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of three to six branches and reaches a length of up to 100 centimeters. The very dense, cylindrical, slightly tapering grapes are 40 to 50 inches long. The light brown, ovoid - pointed bracts have a length of about 12 millimeters and 5 millimeters wide. Near the base are strongly repulsed. The greenish white to pale orange flowers are to 2 millimeters long pedicles. The slightly bulbous flowers are 28 to 30 millimeters long and at its base inverted conical. Above the ovary, the flowers are expanded. Your tepals are fused together on a length of 19 to 20 millimeters. The purple- brown stamens protrude 10 to 12 millimeters, the stylus 12 mm from the flower out.
Genetics
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Systematics and distribution
Aloe petricola is common in the South African province of Mpumalanga on exposed sandstone slopes and granite rock deposits at altitudes of 500 to 1000 meters.
The first description by Illtyd Buller Pole -Evans was published in 1917.