Aloe ribauensis T.A. McCoy, Rulkens & Baptista

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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Monte Ribaue, Ribaue District, Nampula Province

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Status:	Native
Description:	Plants arborescent, up to 2-3 m tall. Leaves borne in a dense rosette at the apex of the stem, lanceolate, long-attenuate, recurved; margin hooked teeth. Inflorescence 1-3-branched. Peduncle oblique, strongly decurved. Raceme extremely dense-flowered, cylindric, strongly curved downwards with numerous sterile bracts at the apex. Perianth usually red, less often orange; mouth constricted. Filaments exserted to 15 mm. Seeds blackish-brown, flat, with a narrow wing.
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Derivation of specific name:	ribauensis: named for Mount Ribaue in Mozambique where the type was collected.
Habitat:	On cliff faces or on exposed slips on granite in forest areas.
Altitude range:	700 - 1500 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Confined to northern Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 30 June 2015
Literature:	Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 77. McCoy, T.A., Rulkens, A.J.H. & Baptista, O.J. (2014). An extraordinary new species of Aloe from the Republic of Mozambique Cactus and Succulent Journal 86(2) Pages 48 - 53. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aloe ribauensis
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