Biology:Aloe ellenbeckii

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Short description: Species of plant

Aloe ellenbeckii
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. ellenbeckii
Binomial name
Aloe ellenbeckii
Synonyms[3]
  • Aloe dumetorum B.Mathew & Brandham

Aloe ellenbeckii is a small aloe native to the border tripoint between Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. It was first described in 1905.[3]

Description

This aloe is a slow, low growing aloe native to the border tripoint of Kenya, Ethopia, Somolia. Leaves in rosette with white spots, and leaves can end in tips, or rounded tips. Barely visible stripes slightly darker than the leaf color can be visible.[4] Flowers like many other aloes. Orange tubular, with a white tip on the petals. Flowers on a long stalk. Single flower on each stalk.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q739007 entry