Aloe heybensis
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Aloe heybensis is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet heybensis refers to the occurrence of the species on the Buur Heybe in Somalia.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe heybensis grows stemless and branches out from the base. The flaccid and prostrate shoots reach a length of up to 45 centimeters. The approximately twelve triangular leaves form rosettes . The glaucoma to brownish green leaf blade is up to 35 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide. There are often bright spots on it. The leaf surface is shiny and smooth. The deltoid, brown-tipped teeth on the leaf margin are 4 millimeters long and 5 to 12 millimeters apart. The pale yellow leaf sap remains pale yellow when dry.
Inflorescences and flowers
The upright inflorescence consists of up to five branches and reaches a length of up to 45 centimeters. The cylindrical grapes , loose at the bottom , become head- shaped towards the top. The reddish brown, triangular pointed bracts have a length of 10 millimeters and are 2 millimeters wide. The shiny, cloudy red flowers turn cloudy green towards the tip and stand on 14 millimeter long flower stalks . The flowers are 25 millimeters long and very short at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 9 millimeters. They are not narrowed beyond that. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 10 to 12 millimeters. The stamens and the pen stand out 2 to 5 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe heybensis is distributed in Somalia on a granite island mountain at an altitude of about 700 meters.
The first description by John Jacob Lavranos was published in 1999.
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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. 607 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe Heybensis . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 145 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 108.
- ^ John J. Lavranos: Aloe heybensis, a new species from Somalia . Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 71, Number 3, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1999, pp. 159-160.