Aloe lukeana
Aloe lukeana at The Huntington Library
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. lukeana
Binomial name
Aloe lukeana
T.C.Cole

Aloe lukeana, or Luke's aloe, is a solitary species of aloe plant with a 3–5-foot tall (91–152 cm) stem topped by a 3–4-foot wide (91–122 cm) rosette with multiple (20 to 30) 2-foot long (61 cm) by up to 5-inch (13 cm) wide, recurving, and channeled dark green leaves with large evenly spaced light colored teeth. A. lukeana is native to Mount Morungole near the borders of South Sudan and Kenya in the Karamoja region of Uganda. The species was first formally described by Thomas Cole in 2015.[1] Named after and dedicated to Thomas Cole's brother Luke Cole who was killed in a traffic accident in Uganda in 2009.[2]

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Aloe lukeana blooms
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