Aloe greenii

Aloe greenii
	Aloe greenii
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Grass trees (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Subfamily :	Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae)
Genre :	Aloes ( aloe )
Type :	Aloe greenii
Scientific name
	Aloe greenii
	Baker

Aloe greenii is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet greenii honors CG or GH Green.

description

Vegetative characteristics

Aloe greenii grows stemless with runners and forms large, dense groups. The 12 to 16 linear-lanceolate, narrowed leaves form dense rosettes . Their bright green leaf blades are about 40 to 45 inches long and 7 to 8 inches wide. On the indistinctly lined surface of the leaf there are many confluent, elongated, white spots that are arranged in irregular transverse bands and are more conspicuous on the underside of the leaf. The light brown to pink teeth on the light brownish leaf margin are 3 to 4 millimeters long and 8 to 10 millimeters apart.

Inflorescences and flowers

The inflorescence consists of five to seven branches and is 100 to 130 centimeters long. The rather dense, oblong cylindrical grapes are 15 to 25 centimeters long. The lanceolate-deltoid tapering bracts have a length of 10 millimeters. The tips of the light to dark pink, frosted flowers have a white border. The flowers are on 10 millimeter long peduncles . They are 28 to 30 millimeters long and trimmed at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers are 7 millimeters in diameter. Above this they are suddenly narrowed to 4 millimeters and then widened towards their mouth. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 7 to 10 millimeters. The stamens and the style stick out slightly from the flower.

genetics

The number of chromosomes is . ${\ displaystyle 2n = 14}$

Systematics and distribution

Aloe greenii is common in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal in hot valleys under bushes.

The first description by John Gilbert Baker was published in 1880.

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. 192 .
Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe greenii . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 142 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 99.
↑ JG Baker: A Synopsis of Aloineae and Yuccoideae . In: Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany . Volume 18, London 1881, pp. 165-166 ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Aloe greenii - collection of images, videos and audio files

Aloe greenii in the Red List of South African Plants

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 99.

[2] JG Baker: A Synopsis of Aloineae and Yuccoideae . In: Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany . Volume 18, London 1881, pp. 165-166 ( online ).