Aloe ferox
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Aloe ferox |
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9. A. ferox Miller , op. cit. no. 22 (1768).
Shrub; stem 2-3(-5) m, erect, simple, 10-15 cm in diameter, densely clothed with dead leaves. Leaves 50-100 x 5-15 cm, dull green, sometimes tinged with red, usually with numerous spines on both surfaces, especially near the apex; marginal spines up to 6 mm, stout, reddish-brown. Inflorescence c. 100 cm, with 5-8 branches; racemes 50-75 cm, stiffly erect; bracts 8-10 mm, brownish; pedicels 4-5 mm. Perianth 30-35 mm, scarlet or orange; outer segments connate in basal |; inner free, but adnate to outer at base. Stamens exceeding perianth by 20-25 mm. Naturalized from gardens near the coast of S.E. France. [Ga.] (South Africa.)
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Aloe ferox
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1980 |
A. ferox Miller
| A. ferox Miller , op. cit. no. 22 (1768) |