Aloe perryi

Socotrine aloe
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Genus:	Aloe
Species:	A. perryi
Binomial name
Aloe perryi Baker [2]

Aloe perryi is a species of plant in the genus Aloe . It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, ^[2] and may be known by the common name, Socotrine aloe. ^[3]

Description

A variable species, usually a blue-green colour but sometimes reddish, especially in exposed positions. The inflorescence is branched, and the flowers reddish orange with yellow tips.^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitat is rocky areas. Widely distributed and in places abundant, it is one of a number of Aloe species that naturally occur on the island of Socotra, others including Aloe jawiyon ^[4] and Aloe squarrosa . ^[5] Bitter aloes – the juice of Aloe perryi – has important pharmaceutical and medicinal properties. At present, it is under no immediate threat but some populations are potentially vulnerable to pests, climate change and over-harvesting.

Botanical illustration from 1910

References

1. Miller, A. (2004). "Aloe perryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T44896A10951424. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44896A10951424.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Aloe perryi Baker". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-11-12.
3. Western Arabia and the Red Sea, Naval Intelligence Division, London 2005, p. 208 ISBN   0-7103-1034-X; John Hill, A History of the Materia Medica, London 1751, p. 772
4. "Aloe jawiyon S.J.Christie, D.P.Hannon & Oakman ex A.G.Mill." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-11-12.
5. "Aloe squarrosa Baker ex Balf.f." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-11-12.