Aloe purpurea
A critically endangered tree-like aloe endemic to Mauritius, with an erect stem up to 3 m and a dense rosette of long, slender, reddish leaves. It once grew on dry rocky slopes, outcrops and forest on the western side of the island and now survives in a few western pockets such as Chamarel. In cultivation it wants warm, bright, frost-free conditions and a gritty mix.
Where it grows wild
Dry rocky slopes and outcrops, highland plateaus and lowland to intermediate dry forest in western Mauritius. It grows at higher altitudes than its close relative A. tormentorii. Nearly all its natural habitat has been destroyed.
From lowland to the upland plateau of Mauritius; no elevations are recorded in the few records, and the island rises only to about 830 m.
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