Biology:Aloe molederana

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Short description: Species of Aloe

Aloe molederana
Aloe molederana.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. molederana
Binomial name
Aloe molederana
Lavranos & Glen (1989)

Aloe molederana is a criticially endangered species of aloe native to northern Somalia.[2] It was first described in 1989 by John Jacob Lavranos and H.F. Glen .[3]

Flowers

Its flowers are fuzzy like Aloe tomentosa and are a pink-orange color. The flowers are tubular like all other aloe species. The inflorescences branch and the racemes are short.[2]

Description

Aloe molederana is a plant that grows in limestone and gypsum. It is similar in look to many aloes, such as Aloe vera. It is a large aloe rosette.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2650061 entry