Table 1. Differences between Aloe nicholsii and A in Aloe nicholsii Gideon F. Sm. & N. R. Crouch (Asphodelaceae): A new leptoaloe from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Table 1. Differences between Aloe nicholsii and A. kraussii. CharacterA. nicholsiiA. kraussiiClumpingsolitary or in clumps of up to 40 headssolitary or in clumps with <10 headsStem± 60 (–140) mmacaulescent or very short (–50 mm)Leavesflaccidly spreading, narrowly linear-acuminateerectly spreading, broadly linear-acuminatePhenologyJanuary to MarchNovember to FebruaryFlowers± 13–16 mm long, metallic salmon-pink above to green below, lightly pruinose± 16–18 mm long, lemon-yellow to yellow, green-tipped, not pruinoseAndroeciumfilaments included, anthers included or very slightly exsertedfilaments exserted, anthers exserted to to 3 mm表1 尼氏芦荟（Aloe nicholsii）与克劳斯芦荟（A. kraussii）的形态差异 | 性状 | 尼氏芦荟 | 克劳斯芦荟 | | --- | --- | --- | | 丛生习性 | 单生或具多达40个株头的簇生 | 单生或具少于10个株头的簇生 | | 茎 | 茎长约60（–140）毫米 | 无茎或茎极短（–50毫米） | | 叶 | 软质平展，呈狭线状渐尖形 | 直立平展，呈宽线状渐尖形 | | 物候期 | 1月至3月 | 11月至2月 | | 花 | 花长约13–16毫米，上部呈金属鲑粉色，下部为绿色，覆有薄层白粉 | 花长约16–18毫米，呈柠檬黄至黄色，顶端绿色，无白粉 | | 雄蕊群 | 花丝内藏，花药内藏或极轻微伸出 | 花丝伸出，花药伸出可达3毫米 |