Aloe rupestris
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAloe rupestris (known as the bottlebrush aloe) is an arborescent aloe indigenous to summer-rainfall areas of southern Africa.
Description
A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The stem is 20 cm across. The leaves are in a compact ring at the top of the plant. The leaves are 70 cm long by 7-10 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are processed to produce potash.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Mozambique, Siswati, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Also put in the family Asphodelaceae.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 31
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
