Aloe thraskii

Aloe thraskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: A. thraskii
Binomial name
Aloe thraskii
Baker[1]

Aloe thraskii (Dune Aloe) is a South African plant in the genus Aloe.

Description

The orange-yellow flowers, growing on the typically compact, cylindrical racemes.
Young Aloe thraskii in cultivation

The Dune Aloe is a tall, fast-growing, un-branched Aloe, which develops a very large rosette. The long, pale, grey-green leaves are deeply grooved or channeled (U-shaped in cross-section) and recurve downwards.

The orange and yellow flowers grow in short, compact, cylindrical racemes, on multi-branched inflorescences.[2]

Distribution

These plants are naturally found in dune vegetation along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape of South Africa.[3]

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See also

References

  1.  Species was first described and published in Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. 18: 180. 1880. London. "Plant Name Details for Aloe thraskii". IPNI. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  2. http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/212/
  3. Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.