Aloe thraskii, the dune aloe, is a South African plant in the genus Aloe.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. thraskii |
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Description
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The dune aloe is a tall, fast-growing, un-branched aloe, which develops a very large rosette. The long, pale, grey-green leaves are deeply grooved or channeled (U-shaped in cross-section) and recurve downwards.
The orange and yellow flowers grow in short, compact, cylindrical racemes, on multi-branched inflorescences.[3]
Distribution
editThese plants are naturally found in dune vegetation along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape of South Africa.[4]
See also
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- ↑ "Aloe thraskii Baker". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Aloe thraskii Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Introduction to Tree Aloes, part 1: the solitary, unbranched species - Dave's Garden". davesgarden.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ↑ Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. Natal Flora Publications Trust. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.
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