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''Aloe tenuior'' (or the Fence Aloe) is a bushy, multi-branched climbing aloe from the grasslands and thickets of the Eastern Cape, Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is one of the most profusely flowering of all aloes.〔Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. ''Aloe tenuior Haw. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants'' version 2011.1〕 ==Description== Locally, this plant is known as ''iKhalene'' in Xhosa, ''inTelezi'' in Fengu, and simply the fence aloe in English. The specific epithet ''tenuior'' means "very slender", and refers to the plant's stems.〔http://www.succulents.co.za/aloes/rambling-aloes/index.php〕 A medium-sized, bushy aloe that forms clumps up to 3 m tall, with leaves tufted at the ends of branches. The leaves have a distinctive greyish-green colour and the leaf margins have tiny white teeth. These leaves are a traditional remedy for tapeworm. An unusually large, woody rootstock usually forms on the ground at the base of the plant. Like all climbing aloes, flowers are borne on slender racemes and are usually bright yellow (although there are red-flowered forms, sometimes called var. ''rubriflora''). ''Aloe tenuior'' flowers throughout the year, but especially in winter, and the small flowers appear on thin, un-branched racemes.〔Smith, G.F. & Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. ''Aloes in Southern Africa''. Struik, Cape Town. ISBN 978-1-875093-04-5.〕 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 tenuior」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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