''Aloe perryi'' (syn. ''Aloe forbesii'' Balf.f.; ''Aloe socotrina'') is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...

in the genus Aloe. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the island of

Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’ ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

, and is often known by its common name, Socotrine aloe.''Western Arabia and the Red Sea'', Naval Intelligence Division, London 2005, p. 208 ; John Hill, ''A History of the Materia Medica'', London 1751, p. 772

Distribution and habitat

Its natural

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is rocky areas. Widely distributed and in places abundant, it is one of three Aloe species that naturally occur on the island of

, the other two being ''

Aloe jawiyon ''Aloe jawiyon'' is a species of plant in the genus Aloe. It is endemic to the island of Socotra, Yemen. Distribution and habitat It is one of three Aloe species that naturally occur on Socotra, the other two being ''Aloe perryi'' and ''Aloe squ ...

'' and ''

Aloe squarrosa ''Aloe squarrosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It is from the island of Socotra, Yemen. Distribution and habitat ''Aloe squarrosa'' is endemic to the island of Socotra, Yemen. It is one of three Aloe species t ...

''. Bitter aloes – the juice of ''Aloe perryi'' – has important pharmaceutical and medicinal properties. At present, it is under no immediate threat but some populations are potentially vulnerable to pests, climate change and over-harvesting.

Description

A variable species, usually a blue-green colour but sometimes reddish, especially in exposed positions. The inflorescence is branched, and the flowers reddish orange with yellow tips.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aloe perryi Endemic flora of Socotra perryi Near threatened plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker