Derivation of specific name
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cryptopoda: with a "hidden foot", referring to the large bracts, obscuring the pedicels
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe cryptopoda Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113870
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Description
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Stemless succulent perennial herb, solitary or suckering to form small groups. Leaves in a dense rosette, often erect and curved inwards, 60-90 cm long, greyish-green, purple-tinged in dry conditions, without spots containing a yellow sap. Inflorescences 1-3, erect, 1-1-75 m high, up to 4-branched. Racemes densely many-flowered, 20-45 cm long. Flowers tubular, 28-35 mm long, bright orange-red, greenish to yellow-tipped.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe cryptopoda Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113870
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Locally frequent
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe cryptopoda Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113870
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and possibly southern Tanzania
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aloe cryptopoda Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113870
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Aloe cryptopoda: Brief Summary
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Aloe cryptopoda, is a species of flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It is found in S.E. Tanzania to Botswana.
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