Aloe hereroensis Engl. is a plant in the Asphodelaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Aloe hereroensis Engl.

Aloe hereroensis Engl.

Aloe hereroensis is an African succulent aloe native to three southern African countries, with toothed leaves and tall clusters of scarlet flowers.

Family
Genus
Aloe
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Aloe hereroensis Engl.

Aloe hereroensis Engl. is an African aloe native to Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Like other aloe species, it grows a rosette of succulent, lanceolate, greyish-green leaves that have teeth along their edges. These leaves can reach up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) in length. Aloe hereroensis produces large inflorescences that grow up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high, bearing clusters of scarlet flowers.

Photo: (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asphodelaceae › Aloe

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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