Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe cannellii L.C.Leach

First published in J. S. African Bot. 37: 41 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Mozambique. It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Aloaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, suckering to produce clusters of slender spreading stems c. 5 cm long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves rosulate, weakly erect to spreading, grass-like, up to c. 25 cm × 4–8 mm, linear, expanded to c. 15 mm at the clasping base, slightly channelled on the upper surface, rather fleshy, green or tinged brownish, with whitish spots near the base and scattered on the upper surface, the spotting more crowded on the lower surface; margins narrowly cartilaginous with minute teeth 1–3 mm apart.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence simple, erect to 20–30 cm high; peduncle with a few sterile, brownish, papery bracts 2–3 cm apart. Raceme c. 10 × 3.5 cm, cylindrical, laxly flowered; bracts 5–7 × 3 mm, ovate-acuminate, whitish papery; pedicels 10–13 mm long, with pendent flowers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth orange-scarlet, green-tipped, 20–25 mm long, c. 4.5 mm in diameter across the ovary, cylindric-trigonous, constricted slightly and abruptly just below the mouth, base tapering into the pedicel; outer segments free to the base with tips widely spreading above the constriction.
Morphology Reproductive morphology
Stamens and stigma not or scarcely exserted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule slightly stipitate, c. 11.5 × 4.5 mm, oblong.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds c. 1.75 × 3.5 mm, narrowly winged, dark brown.
[FZ]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110697369/110697395

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0