Aloe ellenbeckii

Aloe ellenbeckii
	Aloe ellenbeckii
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Grass trees (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Subfamily :	Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae)
Genre :	Aloes ( aloe )
Type :	Aloe ellenbeckii
Scientific name
	Aloe ellenbeckii
	A. Berger

Aloe ellenbeckii is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodill family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet ellenbeckii honors the German doctor Hans Ellenbeck, whocollected collectionsduring Carlo von Erlangen's expedition in East Africa.

description

Vegetative characteristics

Aloe ellenbeckii grows without a trunk, sprouts and forms clumps. The six to twelve linear-lanceolate leaves form rosettes . The yellowish green leaf blade is 15 to 27 centimeters long and 1 to 2.5 centimeters (rarely up to 3 centimeters) wide. There are many white spots on it, which occasionally form irregular transverse bands. The leaf surface is smooth. The teeth on the cartilaginous margin of the leaf are 0.5 to 1 millimeter long and 2 to 6 millimeters apart. The leaf sap is light yellow.

Inflorescences and flowers

The simple inflorescence reaches a length of 50 to 75 centimeters. The loose, conical-cylindrical grapes are 5 to 8 inches long and 6 inches wide. The linear-lanceolate bracts have a length of 5 to 10 millimeters and are 2 millimeters wide. The orange-red flowers turn yellow at the mouth and stand on 7 to 10 millimeter long peduncles . The flowers are 24 to 30 millimeters long and truncated at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 7 to 10 millimeters. Above this they are suddenly narrowed to about 5 millimeters and finally widened to the mouth. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 8 to 10 millimeters. The stamens and the pen stand 2 to 4 millimeters out from the flower.

Systematics and distribution

Aloe ellenbeckii is in the province of Tigray in Ethiopia and Eritrea spread in the open bush on rocky slopes at elevations from 1,600 to 2,500 meters.

The first description by Alwin Berger was published in 1905. A synonym is Aloe dumetorum B. Matthew & Brandham (1977).

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. 156 .
Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe ellenbeckii . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 134-135 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 75.
↑ Alwin Berger: About the systematic structure of the genus Aloe . In: Botanical yearbooks for systematics, plant history and plant geography . Volume 36, Number 1, 1905, p. 59 ( online ).

Web links

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 75.

[2] Alwin Berger: About the systematic structure of the genus Aloe . In: Botanical yearbooks for systematics, plant history and plant geography . Volume 36, Number 1, 1905, p. 59 ( online ).