Aloe macrocarpa Todaro (1875)

DESCRIPTION: stemless or with short stem, solitary. Leaves 16-20, 20-40x6-7 cm, mid green with many elongated whitish spots. Brown teeth to 3 mm long, 8-10 mm apart. Inflorescence 80-100 cm. racemes cylindrical, flowers scarlet.
DISTRIBUTION: common in Erithrea, Ethiopie, Kenya, Somálsko, Benin, Kamerun, Mali, Sudan, Nigerie, Ghana
CULTIVATION: The nearest relative is A. zebrina, easy to grow.

Aloe harlana south Dire Dawa	Aloe harlana south Dire Dawa	Aloe harlana south Dire Dawa
Aloe macrocarpa cultivated plant	Aloe macrocarpa cultivated plant	Aloe macrocarpa cultivated plant
Aloe macrocarpa leaf detail	Aloe macrocarpa Karamille, Ethiopia	Aloe macrocarpa Karamille, Ethiopia