Mazhar Botanic Garden

Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Quiver tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001085
Common name: Quiver tree
English name: Maiden's quiver tree
Arabic name: الوي راموسيسيما
Native: South Africa , Namibia
Country: Namibia Southern africa
(PGR): Very rare

Succulent shrub up to 60 cm tall or 1-15 m, similar Aloe dichotomum stem smooth covered with a waxy, grey powder Stem many branches from the ground level, The trunk is normally very short smooth and covered with strips of satiny, waxy, powdery silver-pink-brown colored bark, which acts as a sunscreen in the harsh climate leaves glaucous green, oblong 200 mm long and 20 mm wide, margins narrow edges with small brownish teeth flowers yellow, tubular, conspicuous, fleshy , usually 3- branched short inflorescence fruits capsule, seeds winged

Landscape. Ornamental. The young flower buds can be eaten and have a similar appearance and taste to asparagus.

Aloe ramosissima Pilans

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Texture: Dry Rocky  Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert Hilly
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring and early summer
Zone: 9b : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Desert
Plant Uses: Food Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Very Rare
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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