Leptaloe
Leptaloe
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species Asphodelaceae
Morphological Summary
Monotypic genus of the Asphodelaceae family, segregated from Aloe. It comprises a single small-sized aloe species with tubular pink flowers. It is endemic to northeastern Africa and the Horn of Africa, where it inhabits arid and semi-arid stony soils.
Distribution Northeastern Africa and Horn of Africa; mainly Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, in arid stony soils.
Conservation The type species may be threatened by habitat degradation in the Horn of Africa region.
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Leptaloe parviflora (Baker) Stapf
Small-flowered Leptaloe
Specimen ID RN-LPTA-00001
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