Aloe descoingsii Reynolds

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen shrub. It grows 4-5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Aloe descoingsii unspecified picture

Distribution

Aloe descoingsii world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Aloe descoingsii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:529391-1
WFO ID wfo-0000758112
COL ID C3KG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aloe descoingsii Guillauminia descoingsii

Lower taxons

Aloe descoingsii var. descoingsii Aloe descoingsii subsp. augustina