Aloe milne-redheadii Christian

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Ikelenge;
Apr 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham

Lusaka, cultivated from material collected Ikelenge
Jun 2015
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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;
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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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:
Flowering time:	Jul - Aug
Worldwide distribution:	Zambia, also Angola near the Zambian border.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	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
Content 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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