Aloe ankaranensis
A small rosette aloe endemic to the far north of Madagascar, named for the Ankarana limestone massif, with curved dark green leaves that are naturally variegated and edged with small white teeth, and red flowers. It grows on cliffs in a hot climate with a wet season from about December to April and a long dry season, and is listed as Endangered and on CITES Appendix II. Published detail on its habitat is thin, so treat it as a warm-growing cliff aloe: bright light, a very gritty mineral mix and a dry, warm rest.
Where it grows wild
Cliffs and rocky limestone in north-western Madagascar, rooted in crevices and pockets of shallow mineral soil. The Ankarana massif it is named for is a Jurassic limestone plateau with tsingy pinnacles, gorges and a 280 m western cliff, partly covered in dry forest.
No elevation is recorded on the specimens found. The Ankarana region lies at low elevation, from roughly 50 m to about 400 m on the plateau.
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