Aloe delphinensis

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Aloe delphinensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. delphinensis
Binomial name
Aloe delphinensis
Rauh

Aloe delphinensis is a species of Aloe native to an area near Fort-Dauphin (Madagascar). [1]

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Description

In the section Lomatophyllum , Aloe delphinensis was described to be similar to Aloe bakeri . Tight, leggy unspotted rosettes with strap-like leaves are typical of this species. The pink flowers are more slender and colorful than A. bakeri, present on a raceme that emerges from the center of the rosettes. [2] [3]

Ecology

Aloe delphinensis is known to grow with Pachypodium cactipes and Aloe schomeri . [2]

References

  1. "Aloe delphinensis Rauh | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  2. 1 2 "Aloe delphinensis Rauh | ISI 2004". media.huntington.org. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. Castillon, Jean-Bernard (2007). "A new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) from northernmost Madagascar". CactusWorld. 25 (1): 12–14. ISSN   1751-1429.