Aloe zombitsiensis

A low, sprawling aloe from southern Madagascar, formerly Lomatophyllum sakarahensis. It is related to Aloe prostrata and, like other former Lomatophyllum species, bears fleshy berries rather than dry capsules. It grows about 38 cm across, with pink flowers on stalks up to 25 cm, and is CITES-listed.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in the dry deciduous forest around Zombitse and Sakaraha and in the Isalo–Ihorombe area of southern Madagascar. It is a low shrub of the forest floor and edges, under canopy trees 10–16 m tall that lose their leaves in the dry season. The Zombitse forest grows on sandstone.

Zombitse-Vohibasia lies at 300–825 m. Records near Isalo are probably similar or slightly higher.

Madagascar (southwest: Atsimo-Andrefana, Ihorombe)

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.