Socotrine aloe
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Genus:	Aloe
Species:	A. perryi
Binomial name
Aloe perryi Baker[2]

Aloe perryi is a species of plant in the genus Aloe. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen,^[2] and may be known by the common name, Socotrine aloe.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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^[4] and Aloe squarrosa.^[5] 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.

References

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