Английская Википедия:Aloe flexilifolia

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Aloe flexilifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to the Usambara Mountains, in north-east Tanzania.[1]

Description

Aloe flexilifolia is a perennial and a shrub. It has stems that are either sturdy and up to Шаблон:Convert in length, or are flimsy and up to Шаблон:Convert in length. These stems split off from the base, and have lanceolate leaves clumped at the top of the step. The leaves are Шаблон:Convert. There are teeth Шаблон:Convert long that are Шаблон:Convert apart. The flowers are trimerous and have pedicels Шаблон:Convert in length. The flowers themselves are bright or brownish red, sometimes yellow, with a tubular shape. They are up to Шаблон:Convert in length and about Шаблон:Convert in diameter.[2]

Use

The sap from the crushed roots and leaves of A. flexilifolia is used by the Shambaa people to help reduce inflammation in the testicles and scrotum.

References

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