Aloe kaokoensis

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae > Genus: Aloe

Distribution and habitat

Grows on the northwestern extreme of the granitic Otjihipa Mountains, on the eastern margin of the Marienfluss, in the Kaokoveld of northwestern Namibia.

Flowering time

March to May.

Ecological interactions

Dusky sunbirds Cinnyris fuscus visit the flowers and are probably the main pollinators.

References

• van Jaarsveld, E.J., Swanepoel, W. and van Wyk, A.E. 2006. Aloe kaokoensis, a new species from the Kaokoveld, Northwestern Namibia. Bothalia 36(1): 75-77.