''Aloe kilifiensis'' 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 exclud ...

found on the shores around the

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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

border. It is threatened by the destruction of its habitat for agricultural purposes, and collected because of its flower's distinct coloring. This species is one of the acaulescent, spotted aloes, and it is easily confused with the other spotted aloes of East Africa - especially '' Aloe lateritia'' and '' Aloe venusta''. The leaves of ''Aloe kilifiensis'' are up to 9 cm wide. The perianth of its flowers is noticeably constricted above its base, and it has an inflorescence of five or more branches.

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kilifiensis Flora of Kenya Flora of Tanzania Endangered flora of Africa Plants described in 1942 {{Asphodelaceae-stub