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Aloes and Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea

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Aloe friisii<br />

Fig. 56. Aloe<br />

friisii, from<br />

Kaske River,<br />

Gamo G<strong>of</strong>a<br />

floristic region.<br />

Plate obtained<br />

from Kew<br />

Bulletin.<br />

ALOE 103<br />

between 1600 <strong>and</strong> 1900 m in Sidamo floristic region. It<br />

is so far not known anywhere else. The main flowering<br />

period is from September to Oc tober.<br />

40. Aloe friisii Sebsebe & Gilbert<br />

The specific epithet ‘friisii’ is given in honour <strong>of</strong> the<br />

eminent Danish botanist who was one <strong>of</strong> the collectors <strong>of</strong><br />

the type specimen, <strong>and</strong> who has collected more plant specimens<br />

from <strong>Ethiopia</strong> than any other botanist so far, Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Ib Friis from Copenhagen University, Denmark. The<br />

species was described in 2000. The type material was<br />

collected near the Kaske River in Gamo G<strong>of</strong>a region.<br />

The species belongs to a group <strong>of</strong> cau lescent aloes<br />

(numbers 31–41) mainly cha racterised by erect, ascending<br />

or spraw ling stems. A. friisii is easily recognised from

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