Aloe lukeana
| Aloe lukeana | |
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| Aloe lukeana at The Huntington Library | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. lukeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloe lukeana T. C. Cole
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Aloe lukeana, or Luke's aloe, is a solitary species of aloe plant with a 3-to-5-foot tall (91 to 152 cm) stem topped by a 3-to-4-foot wide (91 to 122 cm) rosette with multiple (20 to 30) 2-foot long (61 cm) by up to 5-inch (13 cm) wide, recurving, and channeled dark green leaves with large evenly spaced light colored teeth. A. lukeana is native to Mount Morungole near the borders of South Sudan and Kenya in the Karamoja region of Uganda. The species was first formally described by Thomas Cole in 2015 in Cactus and Succulent Journal.[1][2] Cole named the species after his brother, Luke Cole,[1] who was killed in a traffic accident in Uganda in 2009.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aloe lukeana". International Plant Names Index.
- ^ Cole, Thomas C. (2015). "Aloe lukeana: A New, Caulescent Aloe from Uganda". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 87 (4): 152–159. doi:10.2985/015.087.0401.
- ^ "Luke Cole '89: 1962-2009". Alumni Focus. Harvard Law Bulletin. 1 January 2010.
External links
[edit]- Aloe lukeana at Plants of the World Online
- Aloe lukeana San Marcos Growers
- Aloe lukeana The National Gardening Association
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