Aloe tororoana
| Aloe tororoana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. tororoana
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloe tororoana Reynolds[1]
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Aloe tororoana is a species of Aloe native to southeast Uganda. [2]
Description
[edit]This plant has rosettes to about 20 cm and also will clump. Plant leaves are green with white specks likely to radiate heat to cool the plant down in the desert. The plants are native to a location very near the equator, but because of the elevation, they have very good frost resistance.[3]
Flowers
[edit]Flowers are on racemes about 40 cm, and flowers are in clumps with bright red-orange with green tips.
Entomology
[edit]The name references Tororo Rock which was then thought to be where the species was endemic to.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aloe tororoana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Aloe tororoana Reynolds | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ a b "ISI 2018-13. Aloe tororoana Reynolds". huntington.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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