Aloe bernadettae
| Aloe bernadettae | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Aloe bernadettae | ||||||||||||
| J.-B. Castillon |
Aloe bernadettae is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet bernadettae honors Bernadette Castillon, an expert in the cultivation of succulents from Madagascar.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe bernadettae grows stem-forming and sprouting. The prostrate trunks reach a length of up to 150 centimeters and a diameter of 6 centimeters. The 15 to 20 leaves form rosettes . The green leaf blade is 70 inches long and 3 to 7 inches wide. The curved teeth on the edge of the leaf are 2 millimeters long and 7 to 10 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The upright, simple inflorescence reaches a length of 80 centimeters. The dense, cylindrical grapes are 15 to 20 inches long and 5 inches. They consist of 80 to 100 sessile flowers and a clump of sterile bracts on top. The bracts have a length of 10 millimeters and are 4 millimeters wide. The lemon-yellow, bell-shaped flowers are 16 millimeters long. Above the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 6 millimeters. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 11 to 14 millimeters. The stamens and the pen stand out 3 to 5 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe bernadettae is widespread on Madagascar in the province of Toliara on gneiss-like rocks. The species is only known from the collection of types.
The first description by Jean-Bernard Castillon was published in 2000.
proof
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. 585 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe Bernadettae . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 115 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ J.-B. Castillon: Deux nouvelles especes d 'Aloe (Liliaceae) de Madagascar. (Two new species of Aloe (Liliaceae) from Madagascar.) . In: Adansonia . 3rd Series, Volume 22, Number 1, 2000, pp. 136-138.