Aloe zebrina

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Scientific Names

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Read about Aloe zebrina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aloe zebrina, Baker (A. platyphylla, Baker. A. Lugardiana, Baker. A. Baumii, Engl. & Gilg. A. bamangwaténsis, Schoenl). Somewhat clustered: lvs. erect-spreading with recurved acute tips, 2½ x 6-12 in., lance-oblong, often reddish, dull, at first pruinose, striate and with elongated pale blotches more or less in transverse bands, the sinuate margin with confluent large red- or brown-tipped teeth: infl. 3-4 ft. high; fls. 1¼ in. long, red, the nerved segms. shorter than the tube. Trop. Afr. Baum, Kunene-Sambesi Exped., 90. G.C. III. 35: 226. B.M. 7948. Berger 75. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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