Aloe arborescens (Torch Aloe) is a much-branched succulent shrub with spreading to slightly reflexed leaves clustered at the branch tips …
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Epithet: arborescens
Meaning: Becoming a tree; tree-like
Derivation: Present active participle of the Latin verb "arboresco"
Pronunciation: ar-bo-RES-senz
Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
Here is a full list of succulents with this epithet. Click on the photo or the name of the plant for which you wish to see further information.
Aloe arborescens 'Variegata' (Gilded Candelabra) is a succulent shrub with branching stems that hold rosettes of thick fleshy variegated …