The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: African Aloe, אלווי אפריקני, אלווי אפריקני

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)

Distribution: South Africa, Eastern Cape

Habitat: Mostly in bush and scrub country, from sea-level to 300m in altitude

Life form: Succulent tree

Description: Plant with stem up to 4 m high, dull green to glaucous leaves with toothed margins and a few reddish prickles, densely flowered 60-80 cm tall, yellow to yellow-orange inflorescence with 2-4 branches. This species resembles A.ferox, but it has thinner, narrower and more spreading leaves.