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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Acaulescent herb, solitary or occasionally clumped. Leaves dying back in the dry season. The expanded leaf bases forming an underground bulb-like swelling; lamina up to 50 × 15 cm; leaf margin cartilaginous, 1-2 mm wide, whitish, the same colour as the teeth. Perianth pale yellow, or tinged with pink or brown. |
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Habitat: | Seasonally damp grassland and open miombo woodland. |
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Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
Malawi distribution: | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 67 - 69. Lane, S.S. (2004). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Malawi Umdaus Press, Hatfield South Africa. Pages 14 - 15. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Williamson, G. (2002). Notes on Zambian Aloes Aloe 39(3&4) Pages 83 - 91. |
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