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''Aloe haemanthifolia'' is a critically endangered species of Aloe, native to a few high, inaccessible mountain peaks in the Fynbos habitat of Western Cape, South Africa.〔Victor, J.E. 2009. ''Aloe haemanthifolia A.Berger & Marloth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants'' v. 2011〕 ==Description== ''Aloe haemanthifolia'' is a small bunched aloe with greyish-green, tongue-shaped leaves that grow in a fan shape, similar to its sister species the Fan Aloe (''Aloe plicatilis''). In fact, it looks very much like a diminutive, stemless form of the tree-like ''Aloe plicatilis''. Its compact ranks of leaves are oblong and grey-green in colour, with bright red margins. 〔Glen, H.F. and Craib, C. 1993. ''Aloe haemanthifolia. Flowering Plants of Africa'' 52(2):t. 2063.〕〔 Small and close to the ground, it often escapes notice or is mistaken for a lily. In fact, its name "''haemanthifolia''" was given because of its resemblance to the popular ''Haemanthus'' bulbs. 〔http://www.succulents.co.za/aloes/stemless-aloes/aloe-haemanthifolia.php〕 〔http://desert-plants.blogspot.com/2009/06/aloe-haemanthifolia.html〕 It produces bright scarlet flowers at the end of winter (September up until November in its natural habitat). 〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aloe haemanthifolia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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