Aloe lateritia Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

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

Environment

Grassland and open bushland, often on rocky slopes, at elevations from 250-2,100 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye environmental use fuel material medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode 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

Habit

Aloe lateritia habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Aloe lateritia leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Aloe lateritia leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Aloe lateritia leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aloe lateritia flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Aloe lateritia flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Aloe lateritia flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aloe lateritia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Aloe lateritia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:529577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000758372
COL ID C3S6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aloe lateritia

Lower taxons

Aloe lateritia var. graminicola Aloe lateritia var. lateritia