Aloe variegata
Tiger Aloe (Aloe variegata ) Habit with inflorescence.
The Tiger Aloe (Aloe variegata ) is a plant of the genus Aloe (Aloe ) in the subfamily Asphodelus ( Asphodeloideae ). The variegate specific epithet comes from the Latin, means variegated ' and refers to the spotted leaves of Art
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe variegata growing stemless, sprouts and forms groups. The up to 20 - lanceolate deltoids, cross-sectionally V -shaped leaves are arranged in three lines on the engine. Your green leaf blade is 10 to 15 inches long and 4-6 inches wide. On the sheet surface are provided elongated white spots that form irregular cross bands. The leaf margin and keel are white and notched.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence has one or two branches and is about 30 inches long. The loose, cylindrical clusters are 10 to 20 inches long and consist of about 20 to 30 flowers. The ovate pointed bracts have a length of up to 15 millimeters and 7 millimeters wide. The flesh- pink to dull scarlet, rarely dull yellow flowers in 4 to 5 mm long pedicles. The flowers are 35 to 40 millimeters long and truncated at the base. At the level of the ovary, they have a diameter of 5 millimeters. In addition they are slightly narrowed and eventually extended to the mouth. Your outer tepals are fused together on a length of 5 to 7 millimeters. The stamens do not protrude and the stylus protrudes 1 to 2 millimeters from the flower.
Genetics
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Systematics and distribution
Aloe variegata is in Namibia and the South African provinces of Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State in the Karoo and the so-called Bushmanland common.
The first description was by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum was published in 1753. Synonyms are Aloe punctata Haw. (1804 ), Aloe variegata var haworthii A.Berger (1908 ) and Aloe ausana Dinter ( 1931).