Aloe africana
A single-stemmed tree aloe from the thicket and renosterveld around Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Kariega (Uitenhage) in the Eastern Cape, with a loose rosette of narrow, red-toothed leaves on an untidy stem of old dry leaves. Its orange-yellow flowers bend sharply upward near the tips, appearing in winter once the plant is four to five years old. It comes from a mild, frost-free coastal climate with rain spread through the year.
Where it grows wild
Hills and flats in succulent thicket and renosterveld, growing in the open among shrubs and alongside other aloes. The plant stands clear of the bush in full sun, and the species adapts to a wide range of soils and sites.
A lowland coastal species, mostly from near sea level to a few hundred metres. Few records carry an elevation, so this was not measured.
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