{"product_id":"aloe-imalotensis","title":"Aloe imalotensis","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-116\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-199\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-199\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-199 citation-end-199\"\u003e:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-198 citation-end-198\"\u003eType locality recorded in southwestern Madagascar, along the Imaloto River valley near Mahaboboka and the Isalo Massif (approx. 22°30'S to 22°50'S, 44°30'E to 45°20'E).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-117\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-197\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-197\"\u003eClimate Classification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-197 citation-end-197\"\u003e:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Semi-arid tropical climate with a pronounced dry winter period (Köppen: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"96\"\u003eBSh\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003eAw\u003c\/i\u003e transition zone). \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-118\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-196\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-196\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-196 citation-end-196\"\u003e:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Occurs on exposed quartz sandstones, dry rock crevices, and eroded sandstone plateaus at elevations ranging from 350 m to 900 m. Native substrate consists of nutrient-poor, highly porous silica sand and granite gravel, adapted to high summer radiation and extended droughts. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-119\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-195 citation-end-195\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-120\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"citation-194 citation-end-194\"\u003eForms compact, acaulescent (stemless) rosettes (20–30 cm in diameter).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-193 citation-end-193\"\u003eLeaves are broad, ovate-lanceolate to triangular, wax-coated glaucous grey-green turning purplish-bronze when sun-stressed, marked with delicate longitudinal fine lines (lineate).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Leaf margins feature thin, translucent, pinkish-to-red cartilaginous edges set with small, firm, sharp deltoid teeth (1–2 mm long). \u003cspan class=\"citation-192 citation-end-192\"\u003eInflorescences are 1 to 3-branched, bearing short, dense conical racemes of pale salmon-pink to coral flowers with pale whitish\/greenish tips.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-121\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-191\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-191\"\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-191 citation-end-191\"\u003e:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-190 citation-end-190\"\u003eSlow-growing, solitary to moderately off-setting perennial succulent.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Enters dormancy during extended dry spells. Reaches a final rosette diameter of 20–30 cm; flowering spikes extend to 40–60 cm tall. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology\u003c\/b\u003e: The specific epithet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003eimalotensis\u003c\/i\u003e derives from its type locality near the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eImaloto River\u003c\/b\u003e in southwestern Madagascar, appended with the Latin geographical suffix \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"170\"\u003e-ensis\u003c\/i\u003e (\"originating from\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_a81fcef10dc86bfa-122\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"citation-189\"\u003eFormally described in 1957 by South African botanist Gilbert Westacott Reynolds (1895–1967) in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-189\"\u003eJournal of South African Botany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-189 citation-end-189\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Reynolds collected specimens during his field expeditions across Madagascar, distinguishing this species from the closely related \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"282\"\u003eAloe deltoideodonta\u003c\/i\u003e complex by its finer marginal teeth, fine lineate foliage, and characteristic pale salmon-pink racemes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W10cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47869021454589,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_4139.jpg?v=1784627126","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/aloe-imalotensis","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}