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    Aloiampelos commixta leaves

    Aloiampelos commixta leaves
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Ivan Lätti

    The leaves of Aloiampelos commixta are narrowly lanceolate. They are barely discernibly longitudinally lined, less so than the leaves of A. striatula, a closely related species. The fleshy blades are pale to bright green, the surface texture waxy. The base of the leaf is a stem clasping sheath, similar to some other rambling aloe species, notably A. ciliaris.

    The about erect leaves spread or curve in slightly, unlike the recurving ones of A. striatula. The leaf margins have tiny, soft to firm, whitish teeth but none on the blade surfaces. The triangular teeth are between 1 mm and 2 mm long. Sometimes there is an inconspicuous off-centre keel ridge at the back on the upper end of the leaf, where a few even tinier teeth may be present (Van Wyk and Smith, 2003; Jeppe, 1969; Hankey and Winter, undated; iNaturalist; https://pza.sanbi.org).

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