Aloe mayottensis

Aloe mayottensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: A. mayottensis
Binomial name
Aloe mayottensis
A.Berger[1]

Aloe mayottensis (previously Lomatophyllum mayottensis) is a species of Aloe indigenous to the island of Mayotte and surrounding islands of the Comoros, in the Indian Ocean. Formerly more widespread, it is now rarely found outside of cultivation.[1]

It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, Lomatophyllum.

Description

It branches from base and stem, with stems up to 50cm long. Its leaves are a green with pale yellow brown margins and teeth. Its multi-branched inflorescence bears flowers in racemes, and its seeds develop in fleshy berries.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aloe mayottensis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. U.Eggli: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: Monocotyledons Springer Science & Business Media. 2001.
  3. Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 Prota. 2008.
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