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Aloe montis-nabro

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Aloe montis-nabro
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. montis-nabro
Binomial name
Aloe montis-nabro
Orlando & El Azzouni

Aloe montis-nabro is a species of Aloe native to the slopes of Mt. Nabro in Eritrea described in 2014 in the CactusWorld journal by Orlando and El Azzouni.[1]

Description

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Similar in leaf pattern to many aloes such as Aloe dijboutiensis, Aloe matucana, this aloe has white streaks on its leaves. This plant has white margins, with serrated edges.[2] This aloe does clump, but not majorly, usually 2-6 plants are in a clump. This plant's leaves are brown when sun stressed, and olive green if not. Leaves are in a "triangle" shape and grow in a rosette like other aloes.[3]

Flowers

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The inflorescence, branched has flowers like Aloe vera. The flowers are tubular, and orange with anthers and stigmas.

Threats

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In 2011, Mt. Nabro, the volcano this plant is native to and grows on erupted.[4] It is unknown if this plant still exists in the wild as no botanists have gone to this plant's native habitat since the eruption.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Aloe montis-nabro Orlando & El Azzouni | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Aloe montis-nabro Orlando & El Azzouni | ISI 2015". media.huntington.org. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  3. ^ Orlando, Giuseppe; El Azzouni, Marwan; Quail, David (September 2014). "A new species of "Aloe" from southern Eritrea". CactusWorld. 32.3 – via Research Gate.
  4. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Nabro". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-01-20.