Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Asphodelaceae Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Asphodeloideae | |
Similar Aloe perrieri, Aloe secundiflora, Aloe globuligemma, Aloe bulbillifera, Aloe ellenbeckii | ||
Aloe mayottensis (previously Lomatophyllum mayottensis) is a species of Aloe indigenous to the island of Mayotte and surrounding islands of the Comoros, in the Indian Ocean. Formerly more widespread, it is now rarely found outside of cultivation.
It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, Lomatophyllum.
Description
It branches from base and stem, with stems up to 50cm long. Its leaves are a green with pale yellow brown margins and teeth. Its multi-branched inflorescence bears flowers in racemes, and its seeds develop in fleshy berries.
References
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