| 词条 | Aloe ballyi |
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|taxon=Aloe ballyi |authority = Reynolds[1] | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 }} Aloe ballyi (the "rat aloe") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Kenya and Tanzania. DescriptionThis 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.[2] The flowers are only mildly tubular, with their segments united for 1/3 of their length. DistributionIt 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.[3] References1. ^{{cite web |title=Aloe ballyi|work=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=297105 |accessdate=2015-09-10}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q140923}}{{Asparagales-stub}}2. ^https://www.kew.org/science/news/plant-story-a-rare-tree-from-kenya-aloe-ballyi-has-been-saved-by-millennium-seed-bank 3. ^Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project Participants. 2009. Aloe ballyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. Downloaded on 10 September 2015. 5 : Aloe|Flora of Kenya|Flora of Tanzania|Endangered flora of Africa|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
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