Aloe ballyi
Aloe ballyi (the "rat aloe") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Kenya and Tanzania.
| Aloe ballyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. ballyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloe ballyi Reynolds[1] | |
Description
This species of Aloe forms tall, slender stems of up to 6 meters. The leaves are long, slender, and mostly straight - only recurving slightly towards the tips. Dead leaves do not long remain on the stem, unlike in the case of most aloes. Unlike most aloes, the "rat aloe" is poisonous.[2]
The flowers are only mildly tubular, with their segments united for 1/3 of their length.
Distribution
It is native to the Eastern Arc Mountains and coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania. This rare aloe grows in the bush with acacias and succulents.[3]
References
- "Aloe ballyi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project Participants. 2009. Aloe ballyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. Downloaded on 10 September 2015.
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