Aloe antoetrana

An aloe described by J.-B. Castillon in 2011 and named for Antoetra, a village in the Zafimaniry country of Madagascar's central highlands. Its one wild GBIF record lies there, in a cool, cloudy upland climate with heavy summer rain. Grow it cooler and more humid than most aloes, but still bright and well drained.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The Antoetra area is a granite and gneiss upland with remnant montane forest, grassland and bare rock domes. The species' own microhabitat is not documented in the sources we reached; highland aloes there usually grow on rock outcrops.

The GBIF record carries no elevation; the Antoetra area lies at roughly 1300-1700 m.

Madagascar

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.