Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe christianii Reynolds

First published in J. S. African Bot. 2: 171 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Aloaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, usually solitary, rarely suckering to form small groups of plants, acaulescent, or older plants with a stem.
Morphology Stem
Stem when present up to c. 1 m high and up to 12 cm in diameter, covered with persistent light brown withered leaves.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves in a compact rosette up to c. 1 m in diameter, erect-spreading; lamina to 60 cm long, 12 cm wide at the base, lanceolate, thinly fleshy, uniformly light bluish-green, tinged pinkish in dry conditions, unspotted except in young plants, obscurely lineate; margin cartilaginous, with pungent brown-tipped deltoid teeth 2–5 mm long and 10–15 mm apart.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence erect, 1–2 m tall above the leaf rosette; peduncle 6–10-branched, the lower branches rebranching; branches erect, subtended by lanceolate scarious bracts to c. 2 cm long. Racemes 15–30 × 6 cm, cylindrical, ± densely flowered; bracts 8–18 × 3–4 mm, lanceolate-attenuate, pale brown with darker often purplish veining; pedicels 8–20 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth bright coral-pink with a bloom, a little paler at the mouth, 35–45 mm long, 8–10 mm in diameter across the ovary, cylindric-trigonous; outer segments free for ± one-third with slightly recurved tips.
Morphology Reproductive morphology
Stamens and stigma exserted c. 4 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 19–21 × 11 mm, ovoid, yellowish-buff.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds c. 5 × 9 mm, blackish-brown, speckled, with buff wings.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Aloaceae, Susan Carter. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1994

Distribution
Flora districts: T4 T5 T7 T8 Range: Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0