Aloe ferox              Mill. (1905)

DESCRIPTION: simple, with stem to 3 m, leaves ca 30-50, 100x15 cm, dull green with many prickles, teeth 6 mm long, 10-20 mm apart. Inflorescence ca 100 cm tall with 8 branches, racemes cylindrical, flowers scarlet or orange.
Synonymy: Aloe candelabrum A.Berger, Aloe galpinii Baker, Aloe muricata Haw., Aloe perfoliata L.,Aloe supralaevis Haw.,Aloe socotorina Masson, Pachidendron ferox Haw.,Pachidendron pseudoferox Haw.,Aloe pseudoferox Salm-Dyck,Aloe subferox Spreng.,
DISTRIBUTION: Lesotho, South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal).
CULTIVATION: very common, easy to grow.