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Aloe succotrina (Fynbos aloe)
Bergaalwyn [Afrikaans]
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> Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae >
Genus: Aloe
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The Cape Peninsula endemic Aloe succotrina
flowering in winter on a Table Mountain sandstone rock sheet on Elsies
Peak on the southern Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
The Cape Peninsula endemic Aloe succotrina
starting to flower in winter on a Table Mountain sandstone rock face on
the southern Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Aloe succotrina under cultivation in
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
The Cape Peninsula endemic Aloe succotrina
starting to flower in winter on a Table Mountain sandstone rock face on
the southern Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
Leaves are evidently used to produce a royal purple
coloured dye.
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