Mazhar Botanic Garden

Aloe ramosissima Pillans

Maiden's quiver tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001138
Common name: Maiden's quiver tree
English name: Maiden's quiver tree
Arabic name: الوي راموسيسسيما
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Very rare

Shrub - like growth form up to 12 m tall stem protected by a waxy covering which is silver, pink and brown leaves oblong and narrowly triangular 20 cm long, 2 cm wide , with minute spines along the margin flowers yellow tubular fruit capsule, dry, dehiscence, seeds winged

Ornamental succulents.  young flower buds can be eaten and taste a little like asparagus.

New  Aloidendron ramosissimum  (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F Sm

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Texture: Clay Fertile Heavy clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - stem cuttings
Flowering time: Late winter
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.5
Status: Vulnerable threatened
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Shop garden
Plant Uses: Food Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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