Aloe nuttii
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Lusaka, cultivated;
Feb 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mumbwa;
Feb 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mumbwa;
Feb 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mumbwa, Kalwanyembe;
Feb 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stem erect. Leaves linear and grass-like, widening to 4-5 cm at the sheathing base, dying back to the base in the dry season. Pedicels 2.5-3 cm long. Perianth 35-40 cm long, orange-scarlet to bright coral pink; tepals green-tipped. Bracts 20 mm long or more, ovate to ovate-acuminate, not more than three times as long as broad. Perianth 35-40 mm long. |
| Type location: |
syntypes from Zambia |
| Notes: |
The plants are difficult to spot in the dry season as the leaves die back to the bases. This no doubt partly accounts for the scarcity of collections. Conservation status: Widespread, not uncommon, least concern |
| Derivation of specific name: | nuttii: named after W.H. Nutt, who collected in the Lake Tanganyika area in the 1890s, |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, dambo grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 29 June 2015 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 192 - 193. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 292. (Includes a picture). Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 64 - 66. (Includes a picture). Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes, The Definitive Guide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 978 1 84246439 7 Page 145. (Includes a picture). Lane, S.S. (2004). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Malawi Umdaus Press, Hatfield South Africa. Pages 5 - 6. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 107. Williamson, G. (2002). Notes on Zambian Aloes Aloe 39(3&4) Pages 83 - 91. (Includes a picture). |
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