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Aloe molederana

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Identification
Aloe molederana Lavranos & Glen [family ASPHODELACEAE ]
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Entry for ALOE molederana Lavranos & Glen [family ALOACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by J. Lavranos [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ALOE molederana Lavranos & Glen [family ALOACEAE], (1989);. type: N2, “Moledera”, 58 km SSW of “Erigavo”, Lavranos & Horwood 10379 (PRE holo.).
ALOE tomentosa [family ALOACEAE], sensu auctt., non Deflers.
Information
Plants stemless or with short decumbent stems, forming groups. Leaves 16–20, 35 x 9 cm, lanceolate-triangular, spreading to falcately upcurved, bluish-grey to reddish; margins with very small teeth, 0.5 mm long, 20–80 mm apart, sometimes entire. Inflorescences 60–70 cm tall with up to 4 branches; racemes elongate-conical, to 18 cm long, subdense; bracts 7 x 4 mm; pedicels 6–9 mm long. Flowers rose-pink or reddish, tomentose, oblique-nutant; perianth 24–28 mm long, 7–8 mm across the ovary, outer tepals free for 9 mm. Anthers exserted 3–4 mm. Stigma exserted 4–5 mm. Ovary 6 x 3 mm.
Range
N2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
c. 1450 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Glover & Gilliland 643; Hemming 2037; Reynolds 8445.

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