Aloidendron barberae / Aloe bainsii - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Fruit

Aloidendron barberae / Aloe bainsii - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds FruitAloe is a genus containing about 400 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, and the islands of Africa. Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. The leaves are often lance shaped with

The genus contains hundreds of distinct species

Very long fruit

Strongly scented yellow flowers are a feature of this stumpy bulbous plant

Heavily ribbed

in addition to the water lilies

channelled green to reddish leaves with pink/red teeth on margins

Seeds are produced in pods which are flat and coiled into a springlike structure

and with a lateral longitudinal furrow on each side of the tubercle

and as is the case with most peppers

the Indian Ocean and Asia

reaching a maximum of about 12m where there is good water

Pods are strongly constricted