Ecklon's Aloe
Aloe ecklonis

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

What it is like

A succulent plant. This aloe has broad leaves with white teeth along the edge. It forms clumps. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are in a ring. It produces a large number of flowering shoots. The flowers can be yellow, orange or red.

Also put in the family Aloaceae. Also put in the family Asphodelaceae.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland

How it is used for food

The flowers are cooked and used as a vegetable. The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves, flowers, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Lisheshelu

Synonyms

Aloe agrophila Reynolds; Aloe boylei Baker; Aloe boylei Baker subsp. major Hilliard & B. L. Burtt; Aloe hlangapies Groenew.; Aloe kraussii Baker;