Aloe compressa var. compressa

Overview

Aloe compressa var. compressa is the accepted nominotypical variety of A. compressa, with distichous leaves and a white perianth. It is recorded from Madagascar. [1] [2]

Key characteristics

Growth form

Solitary, stemless or with a very short stem. [2]

Leaves

Leaves are distichous, spreading and deltoid, with rounded tips. [2]

Leaf margin

Marginal teeth are firm and green- or red-tipped. [2]

Inflorescence

The inflorescence is usually simple and occasionally 1-branched; the raceme is cylindrical-capitate. [2]

Flowers

The perianth is white, sometimes with a red midstripe toward the tip, and the outer-tepal tips are conspicuously recurved. [2]

Distribution

It is distributed in Madagascar. [1]

Scientific name and synonyms

Taxonomic status: Aloe compressa var. compressa is accepted by WCVP as the nominotypical variety of A. compressa. [1]

Parent taxon: Aloe compressa
Sibling variety: Aloe compressa var. paucituberculata
Sibling variety: Aloe compressa var. schistophila

Taxonomic treatment

WCVP treats Aloe compressa var. compressa as an accepted variety. [1]

Epithet origin

The epithet compressa refers to the distichous, laterally compressed leaf arrangement and derives from Latin compressus (“compressed”). [3]

References

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP).
Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes: The Definitive Guide. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 226–227.
Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2011). The Aloe Names Book. Strelitzia 28. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. p. 40.