Aloe fimbrialis

Aloe fimbrialis is a succulent plant species from Zambia and possibly Tanzania. A very unusual Aloe as it forms a caudex which can grow to five centimeters in diameter, the leaves grow up to ten centimeters long. The inflorescence can reach 90 centimeters in length and has coral-pink flowers. It usually grows on termite mounds. Aloe fimbrialis is a very rare aloe, first discovered in 1964 and formally described by Susan Carter Holmes in 1996[1] from a herbarium specimens. Graham Williamson rediscovered the species in 2002[2][3] on the border of Zambia and Angola, close to the source of the Zambezi River.

Aloe fimbrialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. fimbrialis
Binomial name
Aloe fimbrialis

References

  1. "Aloe fimbrialis".
  2. "Aloes: the definitive guide". Choice Reviews Online. 49 (5): 49–2656-49-2656. 2012-01-01. doi:10.5860/choice.49-2656. ISSN 0009-4978.
  3. "Journal Vol 77-6". Cactus and Succulent Society of America. Retrieved 2022-12-29.


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