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Aloe ballyi (the "rat aloe") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Kenya and Tanzania.

Aloe ballyi
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. ballyi
Binomial name
Aloe ballyi
Reynolds[2]

Description


This species of Aloe forms tall, slender stems of up to 6 meters. The leaves are long, slender, and mostly straight - only recurving slightly towards the tips. Dead leaves do not long remain on the stem, unlike in the case of most aloes. Unlike most aloes, the "rat aloe" is poisonous.[3]

The flowers are only mildly tubular, with their segments united for 1/3 of their length.


Distribution


It is native to the Eastern Arc Mountains and coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania. This rare aloe grows in the bush with acacias and succulents.[1]


References


  1. Eastern Arc Mountains.; Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project Participants (2009). "Aloe ballyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T30901A9584477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T30901A9584477.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Aloe ballyi". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. "Plant story - a rare tree from Kenya, Aloe ballyi, has been saved by Millennium Seed Bank partners | Kew". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.



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Aloe ballyi es una especie de planta perteneciente a la familia de los aloes. Se encuentran en Kenia y Tanzania. Están en peligro de extinción por pérdida de hábitat.[2] [3]



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