Aloe hoffmannii
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Aloe hoffmannii is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet hoffmannii honors the Swiss horticulturist and succulent lover Ralph Hoffmann.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe hoffmannii has a short stem-forming growth and is sparsely branched from the base. The simple, upright, stiff trunks reach a length of up to 25 centimeters and are 8 millimeters thick. The three to six ascending or erect leaves are belt-shaped. Their olive-green or gray-green leaf blades are 6 to 15 inches long and 0.7 to 1 inches wide. Its rounded tip is serrated. The firm, pointed, reddish teeth on the leaf margin are 1.5 to 2 millimeters long and 4 to 10 millimeters apart. The leaf juice is colorless. It dries pale brownish yellow.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a length of 25 by 30 centimeters. The rather dense grapes are heady. Buds are erect, flowers are hanging. The egg-shaped, brownish bracts are 2 to 3 millimeters long. The funnel-shaped flowers, which are red at their base, fade cream-colored towards their mouth and stand on 20 millimeter long, red flower stalks . The flowers are 20 to 22 millimeters long. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 4 millimeters. Above that, they are extended to 7 to 8 millimeters towards the mouth. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 12 to 14 millimeters. The stamens and the style stick out about 1 millimeter from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe hoffmannii is distributed in Madagascar on rock slabs at altitudes of around 1700 meters. The species is only known from the area where the type was found.
The first description by John Jacob Lavranos was published in 2002.
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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. 538 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gideon F. Smith, Colin C. Walker, Estrela Figueiredo: What's in a name: epithets in Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) and what to call the next new species . In: Bradleya . Volume 28, 2010, p. 93.
- ↑ John J. Lavranos: Aloe hoffmannii Lavranos and Aloe rebmanii Lavranos, two new aloes from Madagascar . In: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 74, Number 3, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 2002, p. 117.
Web links
- Photo by Aloe hoffmannii
- Herbarium evidence