Aloe minima
Baker
Pink grass aloe
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Description
A succulent herb. There are about 12 leaves forming a ring. They are narrow and have a channel down the front. They are 12-15 cm long. They have white spots. There are small white teeth along the edge. There are many flowers in a dense group.
Edible Uses
The shoots, leaves, and flowers are edible.
Distribution
It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Also put in the family Aloaceae. Also put in the family Asphodelaceae.
Synonyms
Aloe parviflora BakerAloe minima var. blyderivierensis (Groenew.) ReynoldsLeptaloe blyderivierensis Groenew.Leptaloe minima (Baker) Stapf
Also Known As
Inhlatjana
References (3)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 24th March 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
