부산대학교 도서관

A new species of Aloe from the Indian Desert, India, is described and illustrated as Aloe trinervis sp. nov. The new species shows similarity with Aloe vera in having succulent, rosette leaves, persistent bracts, freetepals, and six stamens but differs in the recurved teeth instead of deltoid teeth on the leaf margins, 3-nerved bracts, branched and taller inflorescences (90e95 cm long), longer flowers of 31e34 mm inlength, flowers with a pale green color being brownish at middle, and longer stamens (29e33 mm). Adetailed description with data on its distribution and relevant taxonomic notes, comparative morphological,and color photo plate are provided for easy identification of the proposed new species, A. trinervisin relation to A. vera.