Aloe munchii Christian

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Munch's great chimanimani aloe (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Large succulent shrub-like plant, single-stemmed or branching near the base, 2-5 m tall. Leaves in a dense rosette at the apices of the branches, up to c. 50 cm long, greyish-green,without spots but often tinged pinkish-red, particularly along the toothed margins. Inflorescences 1-2 from each rosette, erect, branched, up to 60 cm tall, each branch terminating in a dense subcapitate head, 10-14 cm long. Flowers bright orange-red, 35-45 mm long.
Notes:	Note: The taxonomic status is not sufficiently known. It has been suggested that it may be an adapted form of Aloe excelsa.
Derivation of specific name:	munchii: after Raymond Charles Munch (1901 - 1985), Zimbabwean farmer and plant collector with a particular interest in aloes and cycads.
Habitat:	In quartzite grasslands on mountain slopes, growing among large boulders where it is somewhat protected from fires.
Altitude range: (metres)	1525 - 2135 m
Flowering time:	July
Worldwide distribution:	Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Zimbabwe distribution:	C,E
Growth form:
Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Data deficient
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 8 June 2010
Literature:	Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 21. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 126.

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Other sources of information about Aloe munchii:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aloe munchii page
Flora of Mozambique: Aloe munchii
African Plant Database: Aloe munchii
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Aloe munchii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aloe munchii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aloe munchii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aloe munchii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aloe munchii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe munchii
JSTOR Plant Science: Aloe munchii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aloe munchii
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aloe munchii
Tropicos: Aloe munchii
West African Plants database: Aloe munchii