Aloe maculata

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Common name: Soap Aloe, אלווי עקוד, אלווי מוכתם, אלווי סבוני

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)

Synonym: Aloe saponaria

Distribution: South Africa, from Zimbabwe in the north, to the Cape of Good Hope in the south

Habitat: Tolerates a wide range of habitats, from grassland to thicket and rocky outcrops, highly adaptable to different temperatures, from near the coast to higher altitudes in the mountains

Life form: Perennial succulent

Description: Stemless plant or with a stem up to 50 cm, growing solitary or in small clusters; 12-20 dark green, whitish spotted, 25-30 cm long leaves; brown, pungent toothed margins; 40-120 cm high, yellow, red or salmon-pink to orange coloured inflorescence with 3-7 branches. - Named Aloe maculata - in Latin "speckled" - referring to the whitish-spotted leaves. In the past also known as Aloe saponaria - meaning soap aloe - because its sap looks in water like sap lather. The seeds are reputedly poisonous.

1: • Accession: 0000-1933
2: Africa: Afro-montane forest (SAA4) • Accession: 1910-1056/1
3: Africa: E African coastal woodland (SAW2) • Accession: 1966-0203/1
4: Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents (SAK3) • Accession: 1910-1190/1
5: Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents (SAK3) • Accession: 1910-1191/1
6: Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents (SAK3) • Accession: 1966-0203/2
7: Africa: Tree and scrub savannah (SAV5) • Accession: 1910-1289/1
8: Africa: Tree and scrub savannah (SAV5) • Accession: 1910-1290/1
9: Africa: Tree and scrub savannah (SAV5) • Accession: 1910-1291/1
10: Maze area (MAZE) • Accession: 1910-1181/1

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Aloe maculata

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