Aloe wanalensis
A little-known aloe described in 2011 by Cole and Forrest from eastern Uganda. The epithet points to Mount Wanale, a landmark near Mbale on the western side of Mount Elgon. Published information on its habitat is very thin, so treat it like other upland East African aloes: bright light, a free-draining gritty mix, warm days, mild nights, and drier spells between the two rainy seasons.
Where it grows wild
No habitat description from a primary source could be checked this round. The type area around Mount Wanale near Mbale is hilly upland country on the flanks of Mount Elgon. Aloes in this setting typically grow on rocky slopes, outcrops and ledges in grassland or open bushland, and that is the working assumption here, not a documented fact for this species.
There are no wild georeferenced records. Mbale town lies at about 1150 m and Mount Wanale rises well above it, so the plant probably grows somewhere between about 1200 and 2000 m. This is an estimate from the locality name, not a measured range.
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