Aloe tongaensis

Aloe tongaensis
Small A. tongaensis in cultivation
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: A. tongaensis
Binomial name
Aloe tongaensis
Reynolds & Bally

Aloe tongaensis is a species of plant in the genus Aloe, native to sandy tropical coastal forests at the border between Mozambique and South Africa.

Description and taxonomy

It grows as a massive, branching tree, almost as tall as its larger and more widespread relative, the giant Tree Aloe Aloe barberae. It looks similar to Aloe barberae, however its leaves are slightly more yellow, and it produces bright red flowers.[1] [2][3][4]

References

  1. Ernst van Jaarsveld and Eric Judd (2016). Tree aloes of Africa ISBN 978-0-620-64126-5
  2. Van Jaarsveld, EJ 2010. Aloe tongaensis, a new species from Tongaland KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa, and a new sectional arrangement of the tree Aloe. 47 3:4–11.
  3. Reynolds, GW 1950. The Aloe of South Africa. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Johannesburg, South Africa.
  4. Reynolds, GW 1966. The aloes of tropical Africa and Madagascar. Trustees of the Aloes of South Africa Book Fund. Mbabane, Swaziland.

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