Aloe milne-redheadii
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Ikelenge;
Apr 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Ikelenge
Jun 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Ikelenge;
Jul 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 13 km, cultivated from material collected Ikelenge
Jun 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kabompo Gorge;
Jun 2009
Photo: Martin Lorenz
Kabompo Gorge;
Jun 2009
Photo: Martin Lorenz
Kabompo Gorge;
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Kabompo Gorge;
Jul 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Kabompo Gorge;
Jun 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
The most distinctive features are the spotting on both leaf surfaces on the mature plants, and the lax racemes. The leaves are pale grey-green basally, with reddish-brown spreading from the tip as the leaf ages, covered with a translucent bloom. The plant from the Kabompo Gorge was identified by Reynolds as A. milne-redheadii, although the leaves are unspotted. Leach considered it to be intermediate between A. milne-redheadii and A. mzimbana, but was inclined to favour the latter (Williamson). Carter retains it in A. milne-redheadii. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | Named after Edgar Milne-Redhead, a Kew botanist who collected in N. Rhodesia in 1930 and 1937, mostly in Mwinilunga and Solwezi Districts |
| Habitat: | Rocky outcrops and gorges in higher rainfall areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, also Angola near the Zambian border. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 9 September 2015 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Page 56. (Includes a picture). Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Page 79. Reynolds, G.W. (1966). The Aloes of Tropical Africa and Madagascar. The Aloes Book Fund, Mbabane, Swaziland. Pages 109 - 111. (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (2002). Notes on Zambian Aloes Aloe 39(3&4) Pages 83 - 91. (Includes a picture). |
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