Aloe striatula
Aloe striatula
Aloe striatula is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet striatula comes from the Latin, it means, striped ' and refers to thin parallel lines on the leaf sheaths.
- 3.1 Literature
- 3.2 Notes and references
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe striatula growing stem -forming and branching. The strain reaches a length of up to 175 cm and a diameter of 2.5 centimeters. The linear - lanceolate, pointed leaves are arranged scattered along the top 40 to 60 centimeters. The semi- glossy green leaf blade is up to 25 centimeters long and 2.5 centimeters wide. The white, cartilaginous leaf margin is very narrow. The solid white teeth on the leaf margin are about 1 millimeter long and are 3 to 8 millimeters apart. The striking green striped leaf sheaths have a length of 15 to 20 millimeters.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a length of up to 40 centimeters. The dense, cylindrical-conical grapes are 10 to 15 inches long. The deltoid - pfriemlichen bracts are about half as long as the pedicels. The reddish- orange to orange flowers are 3 to 5 mm long pedicles. The flowers are 40 to 45 millimeters long and truncated at its base. Above the ovary, the flowers are very slightly narrowed. Your outer tepals are almost fused together. The stamens and the style protrude 5 to 7 mm from the flower.
Genetics
The chromosome number is.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe striatula is widespread in Lesotho and South Africa.
The first description by Adrian Hardy Haworth was published in 1825.
A synonym is nomenklatorisches Aloiampelos striatula ( Haw. ) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. ( 2013).
We distinguish the following varieties:
- Aloe striatula var striatula
- Aloe striatula var caesia Reynolds
Aloe striatula var striatula The variety is widespread in the south of Lesotho and in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province between rocks on mountain tops. The following taxa were included as a synonym in the Variety: Aloe macowanii Baker ( 1880), Aloe aurantiaca Baker ( 1892) and Aloe cascadensis Kuntze (1898 ).
Aloe striatula var caesia The differences with Aloe striatula var striatula are: The trunk is up to 2 meters long and reaches a diameter from 1.2 to 2 centimeters. The milky green leaves are 10 to 15 centimeters long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide. The leaf sheaths are indistinctly striped green and have a length of 5 to 15 millimeters on. The yellow, greenish gespitzen flowers are 30 to 33 millimeters long, slightly constricted above the ovary and finally extended to the mouth.
The first description of the variety by Gilbert Westacott Reynolds was published in 1936. Aloe striatula var caesia is widespread in South Africa in the Eastern Cape at Hofmeyr on rocky slopes.
A synonym is nomenklatorisches Aloiampelos striatula var caesia ( Reynolds ) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. ( 2013). The following taxa were included as a synonym in the variety: (. Undated, nom inval ICBN article 24.3. ) Aloe striatula f typica Resende, aloe striatula f conimbricensis Resende (1943) and Aloe striatula f haworthii Resende ( 1943).