Aloe tweedieae
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Aloe tweedieae is a species of the genus Aloes in the subfamily of the Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet tweediae honors the British artist and plant collector E. Marjorie Tweedie, who discovered the species.
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aloe tweedieae grows stemless or short stem-forming, is simple or sprouts and then forms small groups. The trunk rarely reaches a length of up to 50 centimeters. The approximately 20 lanceolate, narrowed leaves form a dense rosette . The cloudy to glossy green leaf blade is about 50 centimeters long and 13 centimeters wide. As a rule, there are many light green spots on it. The leaf surface is smooth. The piercing, reddish brown teeth on the leaf margin are about 4 millimeters long and 15 to 20 millimeters apart. The yellow leaf sap dries brownish.
Inflorescences and flowers
The inflorescence has 15 to 20 branches and reaches a length of 120 to 150 centimeters. The lower branches are occasionally branched again. The loose grapes are up to 15 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. Side clusters consist of one-sided flowers. The egg-shaped-pointed bracts have a length of 2 millimeters and are 2 millimeters wide. The coral pink flowers become lighter and yellowish at their mouth. They stand on flower stalks about 7 millimeters long . They are about 24 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 16 millimeters. The stamens protrude 3 to 4 millimeters and the stylus protrudes 5 millimeters from the flower.
Systematics and distribution
Aloe tweedieae is common in Kenya , Sudan and Uganda in dry, sandy scrubland at altitudes of 1500 to 1800 meters.
The first description by Hugh Basil Christian was published in 1942.
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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. 350 .
- Leonard Eric Newton: Aloe tweediae . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 187 .