Aloe nyeriensis
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Aloe nyeriensis''
| image = Aloe ngobitensis1.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| status = VU
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[monocotyledon|Lilliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Asphodelaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Aloe]]''
| species = '''''A. nyeriensis'''''
| binomial = ''Aloe nyeriensis''
| binomial_authority = [[Hugh Basil Christian|Christian]]
}}
'''''Aloe nyeriensis''''' is a [[succulent]] [[aloe]] plant species, [[endemic species|endemic]] to [[Kenya]]. It grows from 1-3 meters tall, and sends up an [[inflorescence]] on a flowering stalk from 0.5-0.8 meters tall, densely packed with red flowers. ''A''. ''nyeriensis'' grows on rocky soils of the
[[savannah]], often in communities with [[Acacia]] trees, at altitudes between 1760 and 2100 meters. It is listed as [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] of threatened species.<ref>{{cite web |
last = CITES|
authorlink = http://www.cites.org|
title = Review of Significant Trade: East African Aloes|
work = Fourteenth meeting of the Plants Committee|
publisher = CITES|
date = 03-11|
url = http://www.cites.org/eng/com/PC/14/E-PC14-09-02-02-A4.pdf|
accessdate = 2007-07-19}}</ref>
==References==
<references />
*[http://www.lotusland.org/catalogaz/ab.html GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND PLANT COLLECTION]
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