Aloe charlotteae

Aloe charlotteae
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Grass trees (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Subfamily :	Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae)
Genre :	Aloes ( aloe )
Type :	Aloe charlotteae
Scientific name
	Aloe charlotteae
	J.-B. Castillon

Aloe charlotteae is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet charlotteae honors Charlotte Castillon, a granddaughter of the first person to describe the species Jean-Bernard Castillon .

description

Vegetative characteristics

Aloe charlotteae grows trunk-forming and individually. The upright or prostrate trunks reach a length of 30 to 70 centimeters and are 3 to 8 centimeters thick. The 15 to 40 ascending to upright, triangular-pointed leaves form rosettes . The glaucous green, reddish tinged leaf blade is 30 to 50 centimeters long and 5 to 10 centimeters wide. The teeth on the edge of the leaf are 2 millimeters long and 7 to 10 millimeters apart.

Inflorescences and flowers

The inflorescence consists of two to five branches and reaches a length of 70 to 110 centimeters. The grapes are 10 to 17 inches long. The triangular bracts have a length of 3 millimeters and are 6 millimeters wide. The slightly bell-shaped, yellow flowers are on 45 millimeter long peduncles . The flowers are 40 millimeters long. Your outer tepals are almost not fused together. The stamens and the style protrude up to 2 millimeters from the flower.

Systematics and distribution

Aloe charlotteae is widespread on granite in Madagascar in the Andringitra Mountains .

The first description by Jean-Bernard Castillon was published in 2006.

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. 611 .

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. 89.
^ Jean-Bernard Castillon: Two new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) from Madagascar . In: Bradleya . Volume 24, 2006, pp. 67-72.

Web links

Herbarium specimens of Aloe charlotteae

[1] 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. 89.

[2] Jean-Bernard Castillon: Two new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) from Madagascar . In: Bradleya . Volume 24, 2006, pp. 67-72.