Aloe schweinfurthii Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

Fleshy grey-green leaves up to about 2 ft, long and about 3 in. broad (narrower than in the other W. African species), toothed margins; leaf-surface mottled, turning red in dry season
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A herb that keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are fleshy. They are 60 cm long by 7-8 cm wide. They have teeth along the edge.
Stem up to 21/4 in. diam. and 2 ft. long, usually falling over and giving rise to several suckers
Perianth dull pink or red
A perennial herb
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Rocky hillsides. Granite outcrops; rocky hills and slopes; gneiss slopes; among rocks; sometimes abundant; at elevations from around 900-1,200 metres.
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On rocky hills and sometimes planted in villages.
It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food medicinal
Edible flowers nectars
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Aloe schweinfurthii world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

Conservation status

Aloe schweinfurthii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:529879-1
WFO ID wfo-0000758807
COL ID C43J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aloe barteri Aloe barteri var. lutea Aloe trivialis Aloe schweinfurthii