Aloe volkensii Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Aloe

Characteristics

A thick fleshy herb. It has a stiff erect stem and can be 4 m tall. It can develop offsets from near the base. The leaves are long and slender. They are 60 cm long and curved and have teeth with brown tips along the edges. Deal leaves remain on the stem. The flowers are orange to red and 35 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Environment

Dry, riverine forest and bush on rocky localities at elevations from sea-level to 2,100 metres. Thickets in bushed grassland and on steep rocky slopes in dense riverine woodland. Seems to always occur near rivers.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from near sea level to 1,900 m above sea level. It grows in dry bushveld often on rocky slopes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The roots are used to help the fermentation of honey beer and to give a slightly bitter flavour.
Uses food food additive medicinal poison social use vertebrate poison
Edible roots
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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Aloe volkensii world distribution map, present in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Aloe volkensii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:530037-1
WFO ID wfo-0000759004
COL ID C47D
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aloe stuhlmannii Aloe volkensii Aloe volkensii subsp. volkensii Aloe volkensii subsp. multicaulis