Biology:Aloe ericetorum

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Short description: Species of plant

Aloe ericetorum
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. ericetorum
Binomial name
Aloe ericetorum
Bosser

Aloe ericetorum is a species of aloe native to North central Madagascar first described in 1968.[2]

Description

Plants are rosette forming, with long leaves that have serrated leaf edges. Leaves in a triangle shape.[3]

Difference from Aloe capitata

The plant is able to be differentiated from Aloe capitata by shorter leaves and leaves that are more gray.[4]

Flowers

Stalks of yellow flowers on long inflorescences.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1662328 entry