Tree aloe (Aloe barberae) native to South Africa, largest aloe, ornamental plant Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Cape

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Family: Liliaceae (lily family) Common names: tree aloe (Eng.); boomaalwyn, mikaalwyn (Afr.); umGxwala, inDlabendlazi, imPondonndo, inKalane-enkulu (Zulu). Its habitat is subtropical coastal forests, kloofs and dry valleys in the summer rainfall eastern regions of southern Africa. Aloe barberae is widely distributed from near East London in Eastern Cape through the former Transkei area, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga and northwards to Mozambique and East Africa.

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Size: 3406px × 5120px
Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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