Aloe hereroensis

Aloe hereroensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. hereroensis
Binomial name
Aloe hereroensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Aloe hereroensis var. lutea A.Berger
  • Aloe hereroensis var. orpeniae (Schönland) A.Berger
  • Aloe orpeniae Schönland

Aloe hereroensis is an African Aloe native to Angola, Namibia and South Africa.[3] Like other Aloe species, it forms a rosette of succulent, lanceolate, greyish-green leaves with teeth along their edges. These leaves can grow up to 40 cm long. A. hereroensis forms large inflorescences, up to 1 meter high, with clusters of scarlet flowers.[2]

  1. ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2019). "Polaskia chende". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T110726145A110726157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T110726145A110726157.en. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "hereroensis", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, retrieved 23 February 2022
  3. ^ Chauser-Volfson E, Gutterman Y (1997) Content and distribution of the secondary phenolic compound homonataloin inAloe hereroensisleaves according to leaf part, position and monthly changes. Journal of Arid Environments 37: 115 -122. doi:10.1006/jare.1997.0262