Aloe duckeri
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Mbala, Kalambo Farm;
Dec 2006
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
May 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
Nov 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
May 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
May 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Lumangwe;
Jun 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| 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. |
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| Habitat: | Grassland, miombo woodland, termite mounds |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | May - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| FZ divisions: | N,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,Mc |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images 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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