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Kumara plicatilis, formerly Aloe plicatilis, the fan-aloe, is a succulent plant endemic to a few mountains in the Fynbos ecoregion, of the Western Cape in South Africa. [2] The plant has an unusual and striking fan-like arrangement of its leaves. It may grow as a large multistemmed shrub or as a small tree. It is one of the two species in the ...
Alloparenting (also referred to as alloparental care) is a term used to classify any form of parental care provided by an individual towards young that are not its own direct offspring. These are often referred to as "non-descendant" young, [1] even though grandchildren can be among them. [2] Among humans, alloparenting is often performed by a ...
Phylogenetic studies indicated that two species that were traditionally classed as members of the genus Aloe were genetically distinct and comprised an entirely separate clade. The species were accordingly split off as a separate genus, given the name that it had previously held, Kumara. [4]
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Aloe vera (/ ˈæloʊ (i) vɛrə, vɪər -/) [3] is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. [4] It is widely distributed, and is considered an invasive species in many world regions. [4][5] An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but also grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid climates around the world. [4]
Many dogs with white areas around their ears are deaf. This is because the same cells that cause pigment in the skin also help translate sounds in the inner ear. If they do not exist, the dog can ...
Aloidendron barberae, formerly Aloe bainesii and Aloe barberae, also known as the tree aloe, is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloidendron. It is native to South Africa northwards to Mozambique. In its native climes this slow-growing tree can reach up to 60 feet (18 m) high and 36 inches (0.91 m) in stem diameter.
A. ciliaris can be identified by the tiny white "eyelashes", or "cilia" (=ciliaris), that line the leaves, fully encircling the stem at their bases.. The common climbing-aloe can be differentiated from other Aloiampelos species by the way that the soft, white, hair-like teeth ("cilia"=ciliaris) that appear along the leaf margins, extending fully around the stem at the base of the leaf.