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Aloe variegata L., Sp. Pl. 321 1753. (syn: Aloe ausana Dinter; Aloe punctata Haw.; Aloe variegata var. haworthii A.Berger);
19032011GS2 herb for ID from Delhi: This herb was displayed in Delhi University Flower show on February 25, 2011
Alt: 213 m Herb grown in pots Leaves basal with unarmed margin, narrowed towards tip Inflorescence a raceme about 1 m tall on scape, flowers reddish-orange, about 2-2.5 cm long, in axils of scarious bracts, tube cylindrical, slightly curved above The leaves suggest Gasteria but the flowers appear more like Aloe. Please help in identification Looks like Partridge-breasted Aloe, Aloe variegata. I think you are right. Thanks for ID. Aloe and Gasteria are SOOOOOO close… pick and gasteria and look up synonyms and you will find that 20 to 40 % of its synonyms start with name: Aloe…… and the rest with Gasteria… with a rare something else thrown Very confusing for some one like me… BUT, Gasteria with basal rosettes are not so common…. I have seen this some where and Gasteria glauca stuck…. so I googled it …. found a picture of what I had in my mind… at URL: Its being grown all over the tropics..
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