Aloe perryi

 ( Endemic Flora Of Socotra ) 

Aloe perryi is a species of plant in the genus Aloe. It is Endemism to the island of Socotra in Yemen, and may be known by the 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

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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.

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Distribution and habitat Its natural habitat is rocky areas. Widely distributed and in places abundant, it is one of a number of Aloe species that naturally occur on the island of Socotra, others including Aloe jawiyon and Aloe squarrosa. 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.

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