- Family: Asphodelaceae Juss.
- Genus: Aloe L.
Aloe torrei I.Verd. & Christian
- Genus: Aloe L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Mozambique (Namuli Mountains).
[FZ]
Aloaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001
- Habit
- Perennial herb, suckering to produce dense clusters of erect stems.
- Stem
- Stems 10–15 cm long and 1–1.5 cm in diameter.
- Leaves
- Leaves rosulate, weakly erect then arching downwards, grass-like, 25–45 cm × c. 5(10) mm, linear, slightly channelled on upper surface, slightly fleshy, uniformly green, white-spotted near the base with spots scattered on the upper surface and more densely so on the lower surface; margin very narrowly cartilaginous, with minute teeth 1–2 mm apart.
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence simple, erect to 30–50 cm high rarely more; peduncle with a few sterile, ovate, brownish bracts below the raceme, 2–3 cm apart. Raceme 10–20 × 5 cm, conical-cylindric, laxly flowered; bracts 10–15 × 5–7 mm, ovate-acuminate, reddish-brown; pedicels 12–18 mm long, with pendent flowers.
- Perianth
- Perianth scarlet, greenish-tipped, 25–30 mm long, c. 7 mm in diameter across the ovary, cylindric-trigonous, narrowing towards the mouth, base tapering into the pedicel; outer segments free almost to the base with tips very slightly spreading.
- Reproductive morphology
- Stamens and stigma scarcely exserted.
- Fruits
- Capsule and seeds not seen.
Native to:
Mozambique
Aloe torrei I.Verd. & Christian appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leach, L. C. [11479], Mozambique | K000196096 | |||
Leach, L. C. [11479], Mozambique | K000196097 |
First published in Fl. Pl. Africa 25: 987 (1946)
Accepted by
- Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
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