Aloe medishiana Reynolds and Bally (1958)

DESCRIPTION: Plant solitary, simple or branching at the base, stem erect up to 2 m high, 3 cm thick. Leaves ca 24, crowded along the apical 20 cm of stem. Epidermis green grey, leaves 20-30x2 cm, teeth white. Inflorescence 50 cm tall with 6-12 branches. Racemes cylindrical, 8-10x5 cm, subdensely flowered. Pedicel 9 mm long, perianth dull scarlet.
DISTRIBUTION: Somaliland, east from Erigavo
CULTIVATION: similar to A. gracilicaulis, which hsa longer stem, longer and wider leaves and yellow flowers with much shorter pedicel.

Aloe medishiana in culture	Aloe medishiana Medisho valley, Somaliland	Aloe medishiana Medisho valley, Somaliland
Aloe medishiana Medisho valley, Somaliland	Aloe medishiana Medisho valley, Somaliland	Aloe medishiana Medisho valley, Somaliland