Derivation of specific name
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collina: of the hills, growing on hills
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe collina S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113860
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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A non-suckering species of very restricted distribution. The leaves, usually dried and twisted at the apex, are conspicuously banded on the upper surface with rows of white spots. Inflorescence branched, erect, normally fairly short, up to 75 cm. Flowers orange-red.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe collina S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113860
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Rare
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe collina S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113860
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Confined to Zimbabwe. Only known from the Nyanga Mountains, north of Troutbeck
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe collina S. Carter Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113860
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings