Aloe sharoniae
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Aloe sharoniae is a species of the genus Aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla plants (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet sharoniae honors the South African Sharon Louw.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe sharoniae usually grows individually or very rarely forms small clumps. The underground, short, strong trunks reach a length of about 6 centimeters and are about 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters thick. The six to eight (rarely up to eleven) narrowly pointed leaves are arranged in two rows. The keeled leaf blade is 30 to 44 centimeters (rarely up to 82 centimeters) long and 1.6 to 2.6 centimeters (rarely up to 3.9 centimeters) wide. The upper side of the leaf is covered with numerous warty spots near the base. The ivory-colored to greenish-white, hair-like teeth on the leaf margin are 3 to 5 millimeters long and are only present in the lower third of the leaves.
Inflorescences and flowers
The simple inflorescence reaches a length of 33 to 59 centimeters. The loose, heady to slightly elongated grapes are 3 to 9.5 inches long and 7.5 to 9.5 inches wide. They consist of 8 to 20 flowers . The pointed bracts encompassing the flower stalk are 23 to 30 millimeters long. The bright orange-red, yellowish-brown to purple-brown tipped flowers are 33 to 43 millimeter long peduncles . The flowers are 25 to 35 millimeters long. At the level of the ovary , they have a diameter of 6 to 8 millimeters. Their outer tepals are not fused together almost to the base. The stamens and the stylus do not protrude from the flower. The flowering period extends from February to March.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe sharoniae is common in grasslands in South Africa and Swaziland at altitudes of 45 to 1700 meters. It grows together with Merwilla plumbea , Agapanthus campanulatus , Dicoma zeyheri , Eriosema cordatum and Berkheya speciosa , among others .
The first description as Aloe cooperi subsp. pulchra Hugh Francis Glen and David Spencer Hardy was released in 1987. Neil Robert Crouch and Gideon Francois Smith elevated the subspecies to rank in 2011. They had to choose a new name because the name Aloe pulchra was not available according to the rules of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature .
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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. 148 .
- Neil R. Crouch, Gideon F. Smith: Aloe sharoniae NRCrouch & Gideon F.Sm. (Asphodelaceae): species rank for a leptoaloe from southern Africa . In: Bradleya . Volume 29, 2011, pp. 115-120 ( PDF ).
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe cooperi subsp. pulchra . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 128 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gideon F. Smith, Colin C. Walker, Estrela Figueiredo: What's in a name: an update on epithets used in Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) . In: Bradleya . Volume 29, 2011, p. 181.
- ^ Flowering Plants of Africa . Volume 49, Numbers 3-4, 1987, panel 1944.
Web links
- Aloe cooperi subsp. pulchra Glen & DSHardy (= Aloe sharoniae ) in the Red List of South African Plants