Aloe kraussii
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Aloe kraussii is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet krausii honors the German naturalist Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (1812–1890).
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe kraussii grows without a stem or with a very short stem, is simple or forms small groups. The roots are spindle-shaped. The eight to ten linear, pointed leaves are initially two- lined and form rosettes when they are old . The cloudy green leaf blade is 30 to 40 centimeters (rarely up to 60 centimeters) long and 3.5 centimeters (rarely up to 5 centimeters) wide. On the underside of the leaf there are occasionally a few white spots near the base. The tiny teeth on the narrow white edge of the leaf disappear towards the tip of the leaf.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a length of up to 40 centimeters. The dense, heady grapes are 30 to 40 centimeters long. The lanceolate-deltoid bracts have a length of about 15 millimeters. The lemon-yellow to yellow flowers are on 35 millimeter long peduncles . The flowers are 16 to 18 millimeters long and narrowed at their base. Above the ovary , the flowers are narrowed towards the mouth. Your outer tepals are almost not fused together. The stamens and the stylus barely protrude from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe kraussii is distributed in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal on grassy slopes at an altitude of 500 to 1000 meters.
The first description by John Gilbert Baker was published in 1880.
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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. 140 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe ketabrowniorum . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 150 .
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. 94.
- ↑ JG Baker: A Synopsis of Aloineae and Yuccoideae . In: Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany . Volume 18, London 1881, p. 159 ( online ).