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Aloes and Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea

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70 ALOACEAE<br />

Habitat <strong>and</strong><br />

distribution<br />

Aloe mcloughlinii<br />

Fig. 32. Aloe<br />

mcloughlinii,<br />

from Dire Dawa,<br />

Harerge floristic<br />

region.<br />

cylindrical­trigonous, 15–20 mm long, 5–7 mm wide when pressed,<br />

pale yellow; outer segments free for 6–7(– 10) mm.<br />

The species is locally abundant in open deciduous<br />

bushl<strong>and</strong> on limestone escarpment around 1000 m in<br />

Afar, Bale, <strong>and</strong> Harerge floristic regions in <strong>Ethiopia</strong>. It<br />

also occurs in northern Somalia. The main flowering<br />

period in <strong>Ethiopia</strong> is from March to April, occasionally<br />

also from September to December.<br />

15. Aloe mcloughlinii Christian<br />

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

major A. J. McLoughlin from whose collection the type

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