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Aloe carnea
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Harare to Mutare main rd nr Nyazura
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| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stemless perennial succulent, solitary of suckering to form small groups. Leaves in a dense rosette, spreading, up to 30 cm long, usually withered at the apex, dark- greyish-green and marked with elongated whitish spots above, pale milky green and without spots beneath; margin horny, reddish-brown with sharp deltoid teeth c. 6 mm long. Inflorescences 1-3. erect, 0.75-2 m high; peduncle branched. Racemes capitate, densely-flowered, 3-5 cm long and c. 7 cm wide, often a few flowers more widely spaced at the base. Perianth usually pale pink, sometimes darker pinkish-red, 25-30 mm long, slightly decurved towards the mouth. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | carnea: flesh-coloured |
| Habitat: | A species of stony grassland in open patches of light Brachystegia woodland and on rocky outcrops. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1375 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | The foothills and outliers of the Eastern Highlands in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 8 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 72 - 73. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 120. Possibly in error as A. greatheadii Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 125. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 84. |
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