Aloe juddii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. juddii |
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| Aloe juddii | |
Aloe juddii (or the Koudeberg Aloe) is a newly discovered climbing aloe that is native to a few rocky outcrops and a farm ("Farm 215"), near to Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape, South Africa.
It is one of the few aloes that are indigenous to the Fynbos vegetation type and it is closely related to the similarly rare Aloe commixta of Table Mountain. Like the Table Mountain Aloe, it is a slender, multi-stemmed rambling aloe, with semi-erect stems that often sprawl along the ground and over rocks.
In October and November it produces brilliant displays of bright red flowers, that are usually swiftly eaten by the tiny "Klipspringer" antelope that live in the area. [1] [2]
This plant has yet to be classified according to the IUCN Red List but is nevertheless rare and restricted to a very small natural range. It was named after the photographer Eric Judd, who discovered it in 2004, and is known in Afrikaans as the "Baardskeerdersbosvuurpylaalwyn".[3]
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Detail of inflorescence
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Fully grown specimen in its natural habitat
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