Aloe duckeri Christian

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Aloe duckeri

Mbala, Kalambo Farm;
Dec 2006
Photo: Mike Bingham

Aloe duckeri

Lusaka cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
May 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham

Aloe duckeri

Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
Nov 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham

Aloe duckeri

Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
May 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham

Aloe duckeri

Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
May 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham

Aloe duckeri

Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
Jun 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Leaf lamina 50‒80 cm long, 8‒12 cm wide, usually spotted on upper surface. Inflorescence 1‒2.5 m high; racemes capitate, densely flowered. Perianth bulbous at the base, abruptly constricted above the ovary.
Type location:
Malawi
Notes: Conservation Status: fairly widespread, not threatened.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Grassland, miombo woodland, termite mounds
Altitude range:
Flowering time:May - Jun
Worldwide distribution:
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lp,N,Mc
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Content last updated: Thursday 25 June 2015
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 290.

Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 75 - 77. (Includes a picture).

Lane, S.S. (2004). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Malawi Umdaus Press, Hatfield South Africa. Page 41. (Includes a picture).

Williamson, G. (2002). Notes on Zambian Aloes Aloe 39(3&4) Pages 83 - 91. (Includes a picture).

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Aloe duckeri.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=211640, retrieved 28 March 2024

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