Aloe nyeriensis 1861213 196828852 2008-03-08T19:07:55Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{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] [[Category:Aloe]] {{Asparagales-stub}} [[de:Aloe nyeriensis]] [[es:Aloe nyeriensis]] [[fr:Aloe nyeriensis]]