Aloe ballyi
Aloe ballyi (the "rat aloe") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Kenya and Tanzania.
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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[2] | |
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
- Eastern Arc Mountains.; Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project Participants (2009). "Aloe ballyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T30901A9584477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T30901A9584477.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "Aloe ballyi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- "Plant story - a rare tree from Kenya, Aloe ballyi, has been saved by Millennium Seed Bank partners | Kew". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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