Aloe procera
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Aloe procera is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet procera comes from Latin , means 'large' and refers to the large inflorescence.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe procera grows stemless or short stem-forming and is simple. The upright trunk reaches a length of up to 25 centimeters. The approximately 20 oval, narrowed leaves form a dense rosette . The tips of the leaves dry up quickly. The light green, indistinctly lined leaf blade is up to 55 centimeters long and 8 to 9.5 centimeters wide. The orange-brown pointed teeth on the narrow, cartilaginous, pale yellow leaf margin are 1.5 to 3.5 millimeters long and 10 to 18 millimeters apart.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence has nine to twelve branches and reaches a length of 220 to 275 centimeters. The lower branches are branched again. The loose grapes are 25 to 40 centimeters long and consist of single-sided flowers. The delta-shaped, brownish bracts have a length of 5 to 6 millimeters and are about 4 millimeters wide. The cloudy reddish purple flowers are on 1.5 to 5 millimeter long peduncles . They are 28 to 33 millimeters long and rounded or truncated at their base. Above the ovary , the flowers are not or slightly narrowed. Your outer tepals are not fused together over a length of 9 to 11 millimeters. The stamens protrude short and the pen protrudes out of the flower up to 6 millimeters.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe procera is common in Angola in tall grass in deciduous woodland on steep hillsides at altitudes of about 1230 meters. The species is only known from the locality of the type.
The first description by Leslie Charles Leach was published in 1974.
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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. 359 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe procera . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 171-172 .