Aloe pretoriensis
| Pretoria aloe | |
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| Flowering in winter in rocky grassland in southern Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. pretoriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloe pretoriensis Pole-Evans
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Aloe pretoriensis, is a species of Aloe found discontinuously in northern South Africa, eastern Zimbabwe and eastern Eswatini.[1][2] It occurs in rocky grassland at generally higher altitudes. It is not threatened, but human-induced declines have occurred in the Bankenveld region of Gauteng.[1] It flowers in winter and is pollinated by insects and birds. The pointy flowers are carried on elongated racemes on a decidedly tall and branched peduncle.[3] They have a tight rosette of erect, pale green leaves, which are quite thin compared to other Aloe species.[4] Drying leaf tips turn reddish.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mtshali, H. "Aloe pretoriensis Pole-Evans". Red List of South African Plants. redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Aloe pretoriensis". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ van Wyk, Ben-Erik; Smith, Gideon; van Oudtshoorn, Frits (1996). Guide to the Aloes of South Africa (1st ed.). Briza Publications. pp. 62–63. ISBN 1-875093-04-4.
- ^ a b Mabuya, Ntuthuko; Makola, Thabang; Ngamlana, Sithi. "Aloe pretoriensis". PlantZAfrica.com. pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Wentzel, Johan; Wentzel, Annette (2021). "Aloe pretoriensis". Wild Flower Nursery. wildflowernursery.co.za. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
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