Aloe leachii
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Aloe leachii is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodill family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet leachii honors Leslie Charles Leach (1909–1996).
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe leachii grows without a stem or with a short stem, is solitary or has few offshoots and then forms small groups. The approximately 20 lanceolate, narrowed leaves form rosettes . The leaf blade, which is dark green and tinged with red, is 35 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. The reddish brown, stinging teeth on the leaf margin are about 5 millimeters long and 10 to 20 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of seven to ten branches and reaches a length of up to 100 centimeters. The lower branches are sometimes also branched. The loose cylindrical grapes are 15 to 20 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide. The egg-shaped-pointed bracts have a length of 5 millimeters and are 6 millimeters wide. The scarlet flowers , lighter at their mouth, are on 6 to 8 millimeter long flower stalks . They are 30 millimeters long and rounded at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 7 millimeters, above which they are hardly narrowed. Your tepals are not fused together over a length of 15 millimeters. The stamens and the pen stand out from 1 to 3 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics, distribution and endangerment
Aloe leachii is common in Tanzania in open wooded grasslands at heights of 275 to 500 meters.
The first description by Gilbert Westacott Reynolds was published in 1965. Aloe nordaliae Wabuyele (2006) is probably synonymous .
Aloe leachii is in the endangered Red List species the IUCN as " Vulnerable (VU) ", d. H. classified endangered.
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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. 326 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe leachii . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 151 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 134.
- ^ Journal of South African Botany . Volume 31, Kirstenbosch 1965, p. 275.
- ↑ Emily N. Wabuyele: Studies on Eastern African Aloes: Aspects of Taxonomy, Conservation and Ethnobotany . Paper V, 2006, pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Aloe leachii in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project Participants, 2009. Accessed October 17, 2012th
Web links
- Photos of Aloe leachii at www.arkive.org
- Herbarium evidence of Aloe leachii