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Taxon
Aloe ankaranensis
Family:
Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)
Distribution:
Madagascar
Habitat:
Shady areas on rocky limestone hillsides
Life form:
Woody succulent
Description:
Stemless, solitary, sometimes small tufts forming plant; 10-25 very dark green to brownish, spreading, lanceolate-attenuate, whitish to greenish spotted leaves forming dense rosettes; 12-17 cm high, simple, laxly flowered, bright carmine-red inflorescence, perianth enlarging to a green mouth, occasionally developing bulbils in the axils of the bracts. - Synonym: Aloe prostrata
Locations
1:
• Accession: 0000-4458
Area
Individual