Aloe manandonae
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Aloe manandonae is a plant of the genus Aloe in the subfamily of asphodeloideae (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet manandonae refers to the occurrence of the species in Manandone on Madagascar.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe manandonae grows without a stem , is solitary or sometimes forms small groups. The 15 to 22 ascending to upright, ovate-pointed leaves are slightly bent back at their tips and form rather loose rosettes . The yellowish green, densely lined leaf blade is 20 to 30 centimeters long and 5 to 7 centimeters wide. The firm, cartilaginous teeth on the leaf margin are 1 to 2 millimeters long and 2 to 5 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence consists of two to five branches and reaches a length of 90 centimeters. The loose grapes are up to 20 centimeters long. The pink bracts have a length of 4 millimeters and are 1.5 millimeters wide. The cylindrical, red flowers are on 10 to 15 millimeter long, pink flower stalks . The flowers are 25 millimeters long. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 4 millimeters. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 12 millimeters. The stamens and the stylus barely protrude from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe manandonae is widespread in Madagascar on Ibity Mountain on quartzite rocks at an altitude of about 1400 meters. The species is only known from the locality of the type.
The first description by Jean-Bernard and Jean-Philippe Castillon was published in 2008.
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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. 309 .
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.
- ^ Jean-Philippe Castillon, Jean-Bernard Castillon: Une nouvelle espèce d'Aloe (Asphodelaceae) des Hauts Plateaux de Madagascar . In: Succulentes . 2008, number 2, pp. 6, 8-9.