Biology:Aloe ballyi
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Short description: Species of succulent
| Aloe ballyi | |
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| Aloe ballyi photographed in Arusha, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. ballyi
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| Aloe ballyi Reynolds
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Aloe ballyi (the "rat aloe") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Kenya and Tanzania.
Description
This species of Aloe forms tall, slender stems of up to 6 meters. The leaves are long, slender, and mostly straight - only recurving slightly towards the tips. Dead leaves do not long remain on the stem, unlike in the case of most aloes. Unlike most aloes, the "rat aloe" is poisonous.[3]
The flowers are only mildly tubular, with their segments united for 1/3 of their length.
Distribution
It is native to the Eastern Arc Mountains and coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania. This rare aloe grows in the bush with acacias and succulents.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project Participants (2009). "Aloe ballyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T30901A9584477.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30901/9584477. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ "Aloe ballyi Reynolds" (in en). UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. https://speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/20328.
- ↑ "Plant story - a rare tree from Kenya, Aloe ballyi, has been saved by Millennium Seed Bank partners | Kew". https://www.kew.org/science/news/plant-story-a-rare-tree-from-kenya-aloe-ballyi-has-been-saved-by-millennium-seed-bank.
Wikidata ☰ Q140923 entry
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