Aloe variegata 3648128 222721728 2008-06-30T20:03:47Z Ary29 64395 it {{Taxobox | name = ''Aloe variegata'' | image = Aloe variegata.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[monocotyledon|Lilliopsida]] | ordo = [[Asparagales]] | familia = [[Asphodelaceae]] | genus = ''[[Aloe]]'' | species = '''''A. variegata''''' | binomial = ''Aloe variegata'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''''Aloe variegata''''', also known as '''Tiger Aloe''' and '''Partridge-breasted Aloe''', is a species of [[aloe]] indigenous to [[South Africa]] ([[Cape Province]]s and [[Free State]]) and [[Namibia]]. [[Image:Aloe_variegata.jpg|left|thumb|Flowers of ''Aloe variegata'']] It grows to around 20-30 cm, with 18-24 [[leaf|leaves]] arranged in three ranks; each leaf is 10-15 cm long and 3-6 cm broad, irregularly banded alternately dark green and whitish, and with white toothed edges. The [[flower]]s are orange, arranged in a raceme of around 20-30 cm in height. Flowers are produced in March and April with [[offsets]] being readily formed. <br clear = left> ==References== *[http://www.succulents.co.za/aloes/dwarf-aloes/aloe-variegata.php Succulents.co.za: ''Aloe variegata''] [[Category:Aloe]] {{Asparagales-stub}} [[de:Tiger-Aloe]] [[es:Aloe variegata]] [[it:Aloe variegata]] [[sv:Sebra-aloe]]