| Home | > | List of families | > | Asphodelaceae | > | Aloe | > | collina |
Aloe collina
Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (3)
Photo: Mark Hyde
World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Mark Hyde
World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Michelle Harvey-Hyde
Summit ridge, World's View, Nyanga
Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
| Synonyms: |
Aloe maculata All. Aloe saponaria sensu Reynolds |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A non-suckering species of very restricted distribution. The leaves, usually dried and twisted at the apex, are conspicuously banded on the upper surface with rows of white spots. Inflorescence branched, erect, normally fairly short, up to 75 cm. Flowers orange-red. |
| Notes: | An unusual flowering time for an Aloe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | collina: of the hills, growing on hills |
| Habitat: | A species of rocky hillsides, usually in the shelter of bushes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1980 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Confined to Zimbabwe. Only known from the Nyanga Mountains, north of Troutbeck |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 11 February 2006 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Page 75. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 161. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 126. 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. West, O. (1974). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Rhodesia. Longman, Salisbury Pages 50 - 53. as Aloe saponaria (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Aloe collina:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aloe collinaAfrican Plant Database: Aloe collina
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aloe collina
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aloe collina
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aloe collina
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aloe collina
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe collina
JSTOR Plant Science: Aloe collina
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aloe collina
Plants of the World Online: Aloe collina
Tropicos: Aloe collina
Wikipedia: Aloe collina
| Home | > | List of families | > | Asphodelaceae | > | Aloe | > | collina |