Aloe collina
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Aloe collina is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet collina comes from Latin , means 'hill' and refers to the preferred hilly habitat of the species.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe collina grows individually and without trunk. The ovate-lanceolate leaves form dense rosettes . The leaf blade is up to about 25 inches long and 7 to 11 inches wide. The part at the top soon dies. On the dark green upper side of the leaf there are conspicuous, elongated, whitish spots that are arranged in transverse bands. The light green underside is usually not spotted. The piercing, reddish brown teeth on the leaf margin are about 6 millimeters long and 1 to 1.5 millimeters apart. The leaf sap is dry purple-brown.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of three to seven branches and reaches a length of up to 75 centimeters. The very dense, head-like grapes are 3 to 4 centimeters long and about 10 to 12 centimeters wide. The lanceolate pointed bracts have a length of 15 to 20 millimeters and are about 10 to 12 millimeters wide. The bright orange-red flowers are on 30 to 40 millimeter long peduncles . The flowers are 35 to 40 millimeters long. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of about 9 millimeters. Above this they are abruptly narrowed and finally slightly expanded towards the mouth. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 27 to 30 millimeters. The stamens and the style stick out about 2 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe collina is common in eastern Zimbabwe on rocky slopes of hills, often sheltered by bushes, at altitudes from 1980 to 2200 meters.
The first description by Susan Carter was published in 1996.
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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. 168 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe collina . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 126 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 50.
- ^ Kew Bulletin . Volume 51, Number 4, 1996, pp. 781-782.