Aloe monticola
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Aloe monticola is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet monticola is derived from the Latin words mons for 'mountain' and -cola for 'inhabitants' and refers to the species' habitat.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe monticola grows without a stem or with a very short stem and is usually simple. The 24 or more lanceolate, narrowed leaves form a dense rosette . The shiny olive green leaf blade is 60 to 70 centimeters long and 14 to 16 centimeters wide. Their edges are strikingly brown and horny. The sharp, light brown teeth on the leaf margin are 6 millimeters long and 10 to 15 millimeters apart. The leaf juice dries brownish.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence has about eight branches and reaches a length of 100 centimeters. The almost capped grapes are 6 to 8 inches long and 8 inches wide. The lanceolate, narrowed bracts are 15 to 20 millimeters long and 6 to 7 millimeters wide. In the bud stage they are arranged in a brick shape. The usually yellow, occasionally scarlet flowers are on 15 to 20 millimeter long peduncles . They are 38 millimeters long and rounded at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 8 millimeters. They are slightly narrowed above this. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 14 millimeters. The stamens protrude 5 to 6 millimeters and the stylus protrudes 8 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe monticola is common in Ethiopia on volcanic mountain slopes at altitudes of 2350 to 2550 meters.
The first description by Gilbert Westacott Reynolds was published in 1957.
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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. 378 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe monticola . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 161 .