Aloe camperi

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Read about Aloe camperi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aloe eru, Berger (A. abyssinica, Baker). St. branched, scarcely 2 ft. high : lvs. recurving, very fleshy, 1½-3 x . 16-34 in., pale, somewhat glossy, with elongated white blotches, the repand margin with large reddish-tipped teeth: infl. 3-6 ft. high, dichotomously branched; fls. campanulate, scarcely ¾ in. long, yellow or orange, the segms. longer than the slightly constricted tube. Trop. Afr.—Several minor forms occur—maculate, erecta, glauca, parvi-punctata,—and two large forms have been described, var. cornuta. Berger (A. spicàta, Baker, A. albopicta, Hort.), Benth. & Trimen, Med. PL 284, and var. Hookeri, Berger (A. abyssinica, Hook.), B.M. 7712, respectively short-std. and with a trunk 6 ft. high. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.