Aloe sinkatana
Aloe sinkatana
Aloe sinkatana is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet refers to sinkatana the presence of the species in Sinkat in Sudan.
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe sinkatana growing stemless, is easy or budded normally and then forms groups. The 16 to 20 lanceolate narrowed leaves form dense rosettes. The dull green leaf blade is 50 to 60 inches long and 6-8 inches wide. There are three to five small reddish teeth on its rounded tip. At the leaf surface dull white spots are occasionally scattered, yet. The solid, bright red teeth on the leaf margin are usually reddish 2 to 3 millimeters long and are 15 to 25 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of five to six branches and reaches a length of 75 to 90 centimeters. The dense, capitate or nearly capitate grapes are 4 to 6 inches long and 7 inches wide. The bracts have a length of about 3 to 4 millimeters and 2 millimeters wide. The scarlet, orange or yellow flowers on 16 to 20 millimeters long pedicles. The flowers are 22 mm long and at its base inverted conical and short narrowed. At the level of the ovary, the petals have a diameter of 5 millimeters. Furthermore, it has expanded. Your outer tepals are fused together on a length of 9 to 10 millimeters. The stamens and the style protrude 3-5 mm from the flower.
Genetics
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Systematics and distribution
Aloe sinkatana is widespread in the Sudan along dry riverbeds at altitudes 875-1200 m.
The first description by Gilbert Westacott Reynolds was published in 1957.