Aloe succotrina
Aloe succotrina
Aloe succotrina is a plant of the genus of aloes in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The specific epithet succotrina either refers to the suspected presence of the species on Socotra or is derived from the Latin words for succus, juice 'as well as for citrinus, lemon yellow ' from.
- 3.1 Literature
- 3.2 Notes and references
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe succotrina growing stem or occasionally forming almost stemless, is simple or branched from the base and above. The upright or prostrate stem reaches a length of up to 2 meters and a diameter of 15 centimeters. The lanceolate narrowed leaves form dense rosettes. Dead leaves are persistent on the trunk. The dull - green to gray, indistinctly lined leaf blade is up to 50 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. Occasionally, a few small, scattered white spots are present. The solid white teeth on the narrow, cartilaginous, opaque white leaf edge are usually 2 to 4 millimeters long and are up to 10 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence usually reaches a length of about 100 centimeters. The fairly dense, cylindrical, tapering grapes are 25 to 35 inches long. The lanceolate bracts have a length of 20 millimeters and 10 millimeters wide. The shiny red to reddish salmon- pink flowers are tipped green and standing at 30 millimeters long pedicles. The flowers are 40 mm long and truncated at its base. Above the ovary, the flowers are not narrowed. Your outer tepals are not fused together. The stamens and the style protrude 3-5 mm from the flower.
Genetics
The chromosome number is.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe succotrina is always used in the Western Cape province of South Africa between sandstone blocks near the sea to heights of 600 meters.
The first description was published in 1773 by Carlo Allioni.
The following taxa were included as a synonym in the nature: Aloe perfoliata var ξ L. (1753 ), Aloe soccotrina Garsault (1767, nom inval ICBN article 32.8. . ), Aloe vera Mill ( 1768, nom illeg - ICBN. . Article 53.1 ), Aloe succotrina Lam. (1783, nom. Illeg. ICBN article 53.1 ), Aloe perfoliata var purpurascens Aiton (1789 ), Aloe purpurascens ( Aiton ) Haw. (1804 ), Aloe perfoliata var succotrina Aiton (1789 ), Aloe sinuata Thunb. (1794 ), Aloe soccotrina var purpurascens Ker Gawl. (1812, nom. Inval. ICBN article 43.1), Aloe soccotorina Schult. & Schult.f. (1829, nom. Inval. ICBN article 61.1 ) and Aloe succotrina var saxigena A.Berger (1908 ).