Aloe retrospiciens

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Aloe retrospiciens
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. retrospiciens
Binomial name
Aloe retrospiciens
Synonyms [3]
  • Aloe ruspoliana var. dracaeniformis A.Berger

Aloe retrospiciens is a species of aloe native to Somalia and East Ethiopia first described in 1958. [3]

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Description of species

This is a soliary, sometimes branching from the bottom aloe. Plants are arborescent, and will have leaves of a large size. Plants get about 4 feet tall. [4]

Flower description

Flowers are in clumps, and orange and tubular like many aloe flowers. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Weber, O.; Demissew, Sebsebe (2013). "Aloe retrospiciens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T201398A2705004. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T201398A2705004.en . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Aloe retrospiciens Reynolds & Bally". Species+ . UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Aloe retrospiciens Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Aloe retrospiciens Reynolds & P.R.O. Bally | ISI 2025". media.huntington.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.


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