Aloe decaryi
| Aloe decaryi | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Aloe decaryi | ||||||||||||
| Guillaumin |
Aloe decaryi is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla plants (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet decaryi honors the French Raymond Decary .
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe decaryi grows trunk-forming and branched. The slender, upright trunks reach a length of 100 to 150 centimeters. The ten to 14 upright or spreading leaves are located at the shoot tips. The cloudy green, fleshy leaf blade is 15 to 19 inches long and 0.8 to 1.2 inches wide. The firm, white teeth on the edge of the leaf are 5 to 10 millimeters apart. The leaf sheaths are clearly striped.
Inflorescences and flowers
The upright, simple inflorescence reaches a length of 20 to 30 centimeters. The rather loose, short cylindrical grapes consist of up to 20 flowers. The bracts have a length of 8 millimeters and are 3 millimeters wide. The rose-red to scarlet flowers are on 10 millimeter long, pink flower stalks . The flowers are 20 to 30 millimeters long. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 6 millimeters. Your outer tepals are not fused together. The stamens and the pen stand 2 millimeters out from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe decaryi is widespread in Madagascar in the dense coastal bush.
The first description by André Guillaumin was published in 1941.
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. 481 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 62.
- ^ Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle . 2nd episode, Volume 13, Paris 1941, p. 318.
Web links
- Photos of Aloe decaryi