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
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Aloe arborescens 'Variegata' (Gilded Candelabra) is a succulent shrub with branching stems that hold rosettes of thick fleshy variegated …