Aloe pluridens
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Species
Common Name: French Aloe
Scientific Synonymy:
Aloe atherstonei, Aloe pluridens var. beckeri
Common Synonymy:
Fraansaalwyn
Cold Hardiness Zone: 9b View the UK and US zone maps
Aloe pluridens Information
Identification
Stems are solitary or branched. Upper parts of the stem is covered in old dried leaves. Leaves are recurved, bright green in colour. Leaf surfaces are smooth, leaf margins are armed with numerous small white teeth. Inflorescence is complex and branched into four racemes that are cone shaped. Flowers are orange to pinkish-red and occasionally yellow.
Species information currently being revised.
Distribution
Native to: South Africa