Aloe littoralis

Aloe littoralis
	Aloe littoralis
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Grass trees (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Subfamily :	Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae)
Genre :	Aloes ( aloe )
Type :	Aloe littoralis
Scientific name
	Aloe littoralis
	Baker

Aloe littoralis is a species of aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet littoralis comes from Latin , means 'on the coast' and refers to the range of the species.

description

Vegetative characteristics

Aloe littoralis grows stem-forming and individually. The upright trunk is up to 4 meters high and covered with dead leaves. The lanceolate, sword-shaped, pointed leaves form dense rosettes . The gray-green leaf blade is 60 inches long and 10 to 13 inches wide. Occasionally there are white spots. On the underside of the leaf, a few small brown prickles are sometimes formed along the center line. The brown, piercing teeth on the edge of the leaf are 4 millimeters long and 10 to 20 millimeters apart.

Inflorescences and flowers

The inflorescence consists of eight to ten branches and reaches a length of 1.5 meters. The dense, cylindrical, pointed grapes are 30 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. The lanceolate, white bracts are usually turned back and have a length of 12 to 18 millimeters and are 5 to 6 millimeters wide. The pink to deep pink-scarlet flowers are lighter at their mouth and are on 6 to 7 millimeter long peduncles . They are 30 to 34 millimeters long and rounded at their base. At the level of the ovary , the flowers have a diameter of 6 millimeters. They are slightly narrowed above the middle. Your tepals are not fused together over a length of 15 to 17 millimeters. The stamens and the pen stand out from 1 to 4 millimeters from the flower.

genetics

The number of chromosomes is . ${\ displaystyle 2n = 14}$

Systematics and distribution

Aloe littoralis is found in Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Namibia , Zambia , Zimbabwe and South Africa on dry hills at altitudes of 200 to 1700 meters.

The first description by John Gilbert Baker was published in 1878. As a synonym were Aloe angolensis Baker (1878) and Aloe rubrolutea Schinz (1896) included in the Art.

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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. 675 .
Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe littoralis . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 153 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 138.
^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany . Volume 1, Number 5, 1878, p. 263 ( online ).
^ John Gilbert Baker: Report on the Liliaceæ, Iridaceæ, Hypoxidaceæ, and Hæmodoraceæ of Welwitsch's Angolan Herbarium . In: Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany . Volume 1, Number 5, London 1878, p. 263 ( online ).

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 138.

[2] Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany . Volume 1, Number 5, 1878, p. 263 ( online ).

[3] John Gilbert Baker: Report on the Liliaceæ, Iridaceæ, Hypoxidaceæ, and Hæmodoraceæ of Welwitsch's Angolan Herbarium . In: Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany . Volume 1, Number 5, London 1878, p. 263 ( online ).