Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe welwitschii Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

First published in Phytotaxa 76: 12 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola (Huíla Plateau). It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Aloaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001

Morphology General Habit
An acaulescent semi-succulent perennial herb from an underground bulb-like base.
Vegetative Multiplication Bulbs
Bulb 2–4 cm in diameter, obovoid-oblong, with several truncate membranous scales covering the inner loosely-packed expanded leaf bases.
Morphology Roots
Roots few, 5–6 mm thick.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves lengthening to 20 cm in height, 2–6 mm broad, linear, spotted at the base, with a persistent part 5–12 cm above the neck of the bulb; margins with minute cartilaginous densely crowded teeth, ± setose at the leaf base, the upper teeth recurved and up to 2 mm apart.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 30–100 cm high. Raceme 5–20-flowered, 15–40 cm long, with flowers held erect; bracts 6–8 × 2–3 mm, pinkish-brown; pedicels c. 1 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth greenish-brown with free part of the segments papery-white, c. 15 mm long; tube cylindrical, c. 10 mm long and 2.5–3 mm in diameter across the ovary, narrowing slightly above, two-lipped, tips of the upper 3 segments erect, tips of the lower 3 segments recurved.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style c. 1.5 mm long, shorter than the stamens.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ± 3-angled, 25 × 7 mm, narrowing at the base and apex, greyish-brown.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds not seen.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0