Aloe retrospiciens

Aloe retrospiciens
CITES Appendix II[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. retrospiciens
Binomial name
Aloe retrospiciens
Synonyms[3]
  • Aloe ruspoliana var. dracaeniformis A.Berger

Aloe retrospiciens is a species of aloe native to Somalia and East Ethiopia first described in 1958.[3]

Description of species

This is a soliary, sometimes branching from the bottom aloe. Plants are arborescent, and will have leaves of a large size. Plants get about 4 feet tall.[4]

Flower description

Flowers are in clumps, and orange and tubular like many aloe flowers.[4]

References

  1. ^ Weber, O.; Demissew, Sebsebe (2013). "Aloe retrospiciens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T201398A2705004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T201398A2705004.en. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Aloe retrospiciens Reynolds & Bally". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Aloe retrospiciens Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Aloe retrospiciens Reynolds & P.R.O. Bally | ISI 2025". media.huntington.org. Retrieved 2025-07-23.