Aloe leandrii
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Aloe leandrii is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet leandrii honors the French botanist Jacques Désiré Leandri (1903–1982).
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe leandrii grows stemless or short stem-forming, is simple or branched from the base. The 8 to 15 narrow lanceolate or linear leaves form a rosette . The bright green leaf blade is 14 to 15 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide. The stiff teeth on the leaf edge are 1 to 1.5 millimeters long and 3.5 to 8 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a length of 70 to 85 centimeters. The loose, cylindrical grapes are 5 to 20 centimeters long. The egg-shaped or elongated bracts have a length of 5 to 7 millimeters. The yellow flowers are on 15 to 25 millimeter long peduncles . They are 25 to 27 millimeters long and rounded at their base. Above the ovary , the flowers are slightly narrowed. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 8 to 9 millimeters. The stamens and the stylus do not protrude from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe leandrii is widespread in Madagascar in the province of Antananarivo on quartz sand at forest edges at altitudes of 900 to 1000 meters. The species is only known from the area where the type was found.
The first description by Jean Marie Bosser was published in 1968.
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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. 232 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe Leandrii . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 152 .