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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Hazel's rock aloe (English) |
| Frequency: | Very locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Succulent perennial herb, suckering to produce clusters of stems. Stems several, more or less erect, up to 50 cm high. Leaves distichous, erect or spreading, crowded near the ends of the stems, 15-20 cm long, linear, bluntly rounded at the apex, often greyish-green, spotted on the basal half of the lower surface; margin with a translucent border and sometimes with minute whitish teeth. Inflorescence simple, erect, 30-50 cm high. raceme up to c. 10 × 4 cm, more or less laxly flowered; bracts ovate-acuminate, 3-5 mm long, pinkish-brown; pedicels 5-10 mm long, bright orange-red. Flowers bright red, tipped with green, c. 25 mm long. See var. howmanii for comparison. |
| Notes: | It is fairly common in its habitat but is only known from a few disjunct subpopulations and is threatened by collectors. |
| Derivation of specific name: | hazeliana: named after Hazel O. Munch (née Elske), 1912 - 2001, the wife of Raymond Charles Munch. |
| Habitat: | In quartzite grassland among rocks and in crevices protected from fire. |
| Altitude range: | 1200 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to the Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | NrEnd |
| Red data list status: | VU |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 126. |
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