Aloe succotrina

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Read about Aloe succotrina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aloe succotrina, Lam. (A. soccotrina, DC. A. perfoliata soccotrina, Ait. A. socotrina, Steph. & Church. A. vera, Mill.). Scarcely cespitose, the dichotomously branched st. at length 3-4 ft. high: lvs. falcately up- curved, gradually narrowed, pale or glaucous, sometimes white-blotched toward the base, 1½-2x 15-20 in., the margin serrate with small connate white prickles: infl 2 ft. high; fls. 1¼ in. long, light red, the distinct segms. green-nerved. Cape. DC., PI. Gr. 85. Salm, Aloe §22, f. 1. B.M. 472. Stephenson & Church- hill, Med. PI. 110. Berger 113.—Varies in a form with more armed, broader, shorter and straighter lvs., var. saxigena, Berger. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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