Aloe longistyla
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Aloe longistyla is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet longistyla is derived from the Latin words longus for 'long' and stylus for 'stylus' and refers to the long stylus of the species.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe longistyla grows stemless, is simple or branched from the base and forms groups with up to ten rosettes . The 20 to 30 lanceolate leaves form a dense rosette of leaves . The glaucous , frosted leaf blade is 12 to 15 inches long and 3 inches wide. It is covered with soft to firm, white spines with a warty base. The firm, white teeth on the leaf margin are 3 to 4 millimeters long and 5 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a length of 15 to 20 centimeters. The dense, conical grapes are 11 inches long and just as wide. The lanceolate-deltoid, pointed and sometimes slightly fleshy bracts have a length of 25 to 30 millimeters and are 12 to 15 millimeters wide. The light salmon pink to pinkish red flowers are on 6 to 8 millimeter long flower stalks . They are 35 to 55 millimeters long and rounded at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 9 millimeters. They are also slightly narrowed at the mouth. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 13 millimeters. The stamens protrude 20 mm and the pen protrudes 75 mm from the flower out.
genetics
The number of chromosomes is .
Systematics and distribution
Aloe longistyla is widespread in the South African provinces of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape on sandy soils at altitudes of 500 to 1500 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. 222 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe longistyla . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 154 .
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. 95.
- ↑ JG Baker: A Synopsis of Aloineae and Yuccoideae . In: Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany . Volume 18, London 1881, p. 158 ( online ).
Web links
- Aloe longistyla in the Red List of South African Plants