Aloe cameronii Hemsl.
var. cameronii

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Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Cameron's ruwari aloe (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrubby plant with lax rosettes. The leaves turn deep coppery red in the dry season.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	cameronii: after Kenneth J. Cameron, Scottish planter in Malawi for the African Lakes Corporation.
Habitat:	In crevices and grass filled depressions on granite hills and cliffs. Mostly in exposed situations but occasionally among other shrubs.
Altitude range: (metres)	700 - 1585 m
Flowering time:	May - July
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E,S
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 192 - 193. (Includes a picture). Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 89 - 91. (Includes a picture). Lane, S.S. (2004). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Malawi Umdaus Press, Hatfield South Africa. Pages 8 - 10. (Includes a picture). Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 14. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 84. West, O. (1974). A Field Guide to the Aloes of Rhodesia. Longman, Salisbury Pages 95 - 97. (Includes a picture). White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 14. as Aloe cameronii

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