Aloe djiboutiensis

Aloe djiboutiensis is a species of aloe native to Djibouti and Eritrea. It was first described in 2007 in the CSSA Journal by T. A. McCoy.[2]

Aloe djiboutiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. djiboutiensis
Binomial name
Aloe djiboutiensis
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 79: 270 (2007)[2]

Flowers

Its flowers are on a horizontal inflorescence, which is the main identifying feature of this plant. The inflorescences have flowers that are orange on the bottom with trangle white streaks on the top half with the non streaked part being orange.[3]

Description of the plant

Aloe djiboutiensis is a plant that looks similar to many aloe species. It is slightly smaller than Aloe somaliensis. There are white streaks on the leaves, which are bubbles of gas that are below the epidermis. You can also very rarely get individuals that do not have those bubbles. It is believed that these help cool the plant in extreme temperatures as it rarely gets below 70F in their natural habitat. This has also caused the frost tolerance of this plant to be called into question in cultivation.[4]

Close up of sun stressed Aloe dijboutensis (2023-0043-3)

References
  1. Weber, O. (2013). "Aloe djiboutiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T201390A2704475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T201390A2704475.en. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. McCoy, T. A. "Aloe djiboutiensis". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. Mccoy, Tom (November 2007). "Aloe djiboutiensis and Aloe ericahenriettae two new species from Djibouti: And the mystery of Aloe eumassawana's natural habitat solved". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 79 (6): 269–273. doi:10.2985/0007-9367(2007)79[269:ADAAET]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0007-9367. S2CID 86234160.
  4. "Aloe djiboutiensis T.A.McCoy | ISI 2021". media.huntington.org. Retrieved 2023-07-29.


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