Aloe elegans Tod.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

An aloe. It does not have a stem. The leaves are sword shaped. They are 45-50 cm long by 13-15 cm wide. They are more broad at the base. It has teeth 4 mm long. The flower stalk is 1 m long and has 8 branches. The flowers are bright yellow.
Life form perennial
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Environment

It can grow in arid places. In Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are used in pickles.
Uses food
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Aloe elegans unspecified picture

Distribution

Aloe elegans world distribution map, present in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan

Conservation status

Aloe elegans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:529422-1
WFO ID wfo-0000758154
COL ID C3LG
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aloe aethiopica Aloe elegans Aloe peacockii Aloe abyssinica var. peacockii Aloe vera var. aethiopica