Bastard quiver tree

This aloe grows up to 15 meters in height. Slightly similar to Aloe dichotoma - to which it is closely related - it can nonetheless easily be distinguished by the way that its inflorescences hang from below the lowest leaves, rather than growing erect. It also has fewer and more erect branches than its relative. Aloe pillansii, Aloe dichotoma and Aloe ramosissima are usually grouped together as the Draco-aloe subsection of the Aloe genus. Like its two close relatives, Aloe pillansii is found around the border between Namibia and South Africa, where its natural habitat is dry subtropical or tropical shrubland. It is severely threatened by habitat loss.

Aloe pillansii (also called Giant Quiver Tree) is a species of plant in the Aloaceae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aloe pillansii Sources - * Hilton-Taylor, C. 1998. Aloe pillansii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 20 August 2007. More

The leaf tips of my Aloe pillansii planted in the ground suffered only a little during the cold spell in January '07. While A. barbarae froze down totally and A. dichotoma didn't show any damage at all. Here is a link that might be useful: A. PILL. More

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