Aloe mawii
Aloe mawii is an aloe widespread in south-east Tanzania, Malawi and northern Mozambique.
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Aloe mawii in habitat in Mozambique
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Detail of Aloe mawii flowers
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Aloe mawii in habitat in Mozambique
Aloe mawii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Aloe |
Species: | A. mawii |
Binomial name | |
Aloe mawii Engl. | |
Aloe mawii grows tall, stout stems of up to 2 meters in height, though acaulescent forms can occur.
The stems sometimes branch higher up, in a tree-like form.
The leaves are up to 10 cm wide, spreading or recurved, with widely spaced teeth on their margins. They are blue-green in the shade, but can become reddish in full sun.
The flowers are orange-red, born on very short pedicels (1-2mm), on a simple, hardly branched inflorescence, which spreads out horizontally. [1]
References
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- Carter, S. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Aloaceae. CRC Press, 1994. ISBN 9061913640
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