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Toxic soils and aloe colours
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 86(1)291 | Copyright: Botanical Society
Pale and interesting aloes that occur on metal-rich soils. These populations occur in hot, dry river ... intrusions. Cloete Elize Plumstead Emile serpentine aloes Botanical Society Toxic soils and aloe colours ...
Aloe gerstneri
Plant... The species, in theory, could be propagated, like many other aloes, from cuttings. This can be done by cutting the stems below the nodes and ... the bitter, sappy substance, produced within the leaves of aloes. Aloe gerstneri was named in tribute to Rev. F.J. Gerstner, who ...
Aloe lineata var. muiri
Plant... and C. ovata and Ruschia caroli . Aloes are one of the more recognizable tall growing succulents known, with over ... Aloe lineata var. muiri Although many other aloes are used for their medicinal value, there are no records of Aloe ...
Toxic soils and aloe colours
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 86(1)291 | Copyright: Botanical Society
Pale and interesting aloes that occur on metal-rich soils. These populations occur in hot, dry river ... intrusions. Cloete Elize Plumstead Emile serpentine aloes Botanical Society Toxic soils and aloe colours ...
Is the flagship of the Richtersveld sinking?
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 91(4)180-1811 | Copyright: Botanical Society
... of giant quiver trees help botanists understand why these aloes are disappearing. Duncan John Hoffman Timm Rohde Rick aloes quiver trees succulents trees aloe pillansii Botanical Society Is ...
Aloe challisii
Plant... Mr Chris Challis, a Johannesburg businessman and lover of aloes and other succulents. He collected this species first while exploring a ... fourth member of section Leptoaloe, a group of small aloes growing in cool mountainous grassland habitat (Reynolds 1950), recorded ...
Aloe castanea
Plant... the name refers to the bitter juice found in the leaves of aloes. The specific epithet castanea is the genus name for the chestnuts, a ... that can be used in landscape design. Although many aloes, such as Aloe ferox , A. vera , A. arborescens , A. ...
... a useful subject for cold gardens where the flowers of other aloes often get frosted off in the cold winter months. The added advantage of growing aloes in the garden is the attraction of sunbirds to the flowers for nectar. ...
Aloe condyae
Plant... and several books. She was the main artist in Grass aloes of the South African veld (Craib 2005) and Geophytic pelargoniums (Craib 2001). Aloes are characteristic of Africa and its islands, stretching to the Arabian ...
Aloe kniphofioides
Plant... Aloe kniphofioides is easily distinguished from other aloes by its distinctive underground bulb-like structures and the long and narrow leaves. The only other South African aloes with bulbous bases are Aloe inconspicua and A. modesta. But these ...