Aloe antonii
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Aloe antonii is a species of the genus Aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet antonii honors Antoine Castillon, a grandson of Jean-Bernard Castillon .
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe antonii grows trunk-forming and is sparsely branched. The upright or prostrate trunks reach a length of up to 3 meters and are 3 to 5 centimeters thick. The 20 to 25 leaves that are initially spread out and then bent back form rosettes . The green leaf blade is 30 to 50 inches long and 4 to 8 inches wide. The teeth on the leaf edge are 1 to 2 millimeters long and 10 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of seven to eleven branches and reaches a length of 80 to 100 centimeters. The loose, cylindrical grapes are 15 to 20 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. The paper-like bracts are 5 millimeters long and 3 millimeters wide. The red flowers are on red, 7 millimeter long peduncles . The flowers are 30 millimeters long. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 5 millimeters. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 20 millimeters. The stamens and the pen stand out 1 to 2 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe antonii is widespread on limestone formations near Bekopaka in Madagascar in the Bemaraha massif .
The first description by Jean-Bernard Castillon was published in 2006.
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literature
- Susan Carter , John J. Lavranos , Leonard E. Newton , Colin C. Walker : Aloes. The definitive guide . Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2011, ISBN 978-1-84246-439-7 , pp. 666 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gideon F. Smith, Colin C. Walker, Estrela Figueiredo: What's in a name: epithets in Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) and what to call the next new species . In: Bradleya . Volume 28, 2010, p. 87.
- ^ Jean-Bernard Castillon: Aloe antonii Castillon, a new species of Asphodelaceae from the western coast of Madagascar . In: CactusWorld . Volume 24, Number 3, 2006, pp. 129-132.