Aloe. | CXL, LILIACEZ (BAKER), 455 
filiform; anthers oblong, versatile, dehiscing down the face. Ovary 
ovoid, 3-celled; ovules many in a cell; style subulate; stigma small, 
capitate. Capsule oblong-trigonous, loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds 
triquetrous or flattened, sometimes winged; testa black; albumen 
fleshy ; embryo straight.—Caudex produced or obsolete. Leaves fleshy, 
very various in shape, margined with spines. Peduncle simple or 
forked. Flowers many, racemose, usually bright red or yellow, tipped 
with green; pedicels articulated at the apex; bracts  scariose, 
persistent. 
Species 100, the others mostly Cape, a few reaching Madagascar, Socotra, India, 
China, and the Mediterranean region. 
Acaulescent. Leaves long, thin, linear, erect. 
Perianth 3—4 in. long. 
Leaves % in. broad 1. A. Johnstoni, 
Leaves 3 in. broad 2. A, Buchanani, 
Perianth O in. long e , 3. A. Nuttii. 
Caulescent. Taam lanceolate, aade: 1 ft. long, densely 
rosulate, 
Perianth-tube short, 
Flowers secund . : e e 4. A. secundiflora, 
Flowers not secund. 
Perianth 7-8 lin. long : 5. A. andongensis. 
Perianth 3-7 in, long S S e 6. A. Stuhlmanni, 
Perianth 1 in. long. 
Inflorescence paniculate. 
Bracts small . S i ; 7. A. rabaiensis. 
Bracts large e e 8. A. otallensis. 
Inflorescence racemose... S ; . 9. A. vituensis. 
Perianth 13 in. long. 
Pedicels short S e . : : 10: A montana. 
Pedicels long S S S : . 11. A, Steudneri. 
Perianth-tube as long as the segments. : 
Bracts small : ` S ; - 12. A. KUKU, 
Bracts large ` ) ` . 13. A. Schinzit, 
Perianth-tube longer than the segments. 
Pedicels short . S S è e : . 14. A. macrosiphon, 
Pedicels long. 
Marginal teeth of leaf small. : 
Leaves 2 in, broad og ap o s D A. Mienyparihi. 
Leaves 4 in, broad ; ‘ e ` . 16. A. rubrolutea, 
Marginal teeth of leaf large . . 17. A. venenosa. 
Caulescent. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, under 1 ft. "Jong, 
densely rosulate. 
Pedicels long . í . 18. A. borziana. 
Pedicels short A . 19. A. ruspoliana, 
Caulescent. Leaves oblong | or oblong-lanceolate, densely 
rosulate, much spotted, 
Leaves thick. 
Racemes short, very dense. E 
Leaves 2 in. broad . ‘ 4 S S Ge LES lateritia, 
Leaves 6-7 in. broad A : : ‘ . 21. A. Schimperi. 
Racemes oblong or cylindrical. 
Perianth 3-1 in. long. 
