''Aloe aculeata'' (common names include ngopanie, sekope, red hot poker aloe) is an

Aloe ''Aloe'' (; also written ''Aloë'') is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering succulent plants.WFO (2022): Aloe L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000001341. Accessed on: 06 Nov 2022 The most wid ...

species that is native to the Limpopo valley and

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

in South Africa along with southern and central

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

and

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. It grows on rocky outcrops in grassland and dry bushveld. ''Aculeata'' ("prickly") refers to the spines on the leaf's surface and the teeth on its margins. The plant's leaves reach tall. Flowers are reddish orange to yellow when in bud, opening to orange to yellow, and long.calflora.net Aloe aculeata Pole-Evans
/ref> ''Aloe aculeata'' was depicted on the reverse of the South African 10 cent coin from 1965-1989. The plant can also be viewed in the

Gibraltar Botanic Gardens The Gibraltar Botanic Gardens or La Alameda Gardens are a botanical garden in Gibraltar, spanning around . The Rock Hotel lies above the park. History In 1816 the gardens were commissioned by the British people, British Governor of Gibraltar G ...

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References

External links

Kew Plant List

IPNI Listing

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aculeata Aculeata is a subclade of Hymenoptera containing ants, bees, and stinging wasps. The name is a reference to the defining feature of the group, which is the modification of the ovipositor into a stinger. However, many members of the group cannot ...

Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of Mozambique Flora of Botswana Flora of the Northern Provinces Plants described in 1915