Aloe angelica
| Aloe angelica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. angelica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloe angelica Pole-Evans | |
Aloe angelica (Wylliespoort Aloe) is a species of aloe endemic to the Soutpansberg and Blouberg mountains in the Northern Province of South Africa. It is a large, single-stemmed plant, 3-4 meters in height, with green, succulent leaves, bent backward, and red-budded flowers in compact bunches on much-branched racemes, turning yellow as they flower.
References
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 14: 554 1934.
- Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park, by Ernst Schmidt, Mervyn Lotter, Warren McCleland, Jacana Media, 2002, page 58. ISBN 9781919777306.
- The Plant List
- JSTOR
- Encyclopedia of Life
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