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Kimberley's Rock Aloe

Aloe inyangensis var. kimberleyana S. Carter

Derivation of specific name

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inyangensis: of Mt Nyangani (where this variety does not occur); kimberleyana: named after Mike Kimberley, chairman of the Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe, who collected the type specimen.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe inyangensis Christian
var. kimberleyana S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113940
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Succulent herb. Stems spreading to pendent, up to 1 m long. leaves crowded towards the apices of the stems, 2-ranked, pendent, up to 40 cm long. Inflorescence with peduncle curved upwards. Raceme erect, laxly flowered, 6-10 cm long, cylindric; bracts up to 25 × 10 mm, broadly ovate, orange-brown. Flowers 30-37 mm long, 3-sided-cylindric, narrowing towards the mouth, bright red, green-tipped.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe inyangensis Christian
var. kimberleyana S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113940
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Local
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe inyangensis Christian
var. kimberleyana S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113940
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Worldwide distribution

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Eastern Zimbabwe.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe inyangensis Christian
var. kimberleyana S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113940
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe