Aloe aldabrensis
Aloe aldabrensis (the "Aldabra Aloe", previously "Lomatophyllum aldabrensis") is a species of "Aloe" endemic to the islands of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean, where it can still be found in coastal scrub on limestone-based soil. Description. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, "Lomatophyllum". Within this group it is most closely related to "Aloe pembana" and "Aloe alexandrei" - both also from islands in the Mozambique channel - as well as "Aloe peyrierasii" from the north east corner of Madagascar. These species are also more distantly  related to "Aloe purpurea" of Mauritius, but differ by their larger leaves, longer flowers, and more widely interspaced leaf-teeth. The Aldabra aloe usually grows singly, close to the ground, with at most a short stem. Its leaves are green with red or orange tints. Its multi-branched inflorescence bears orange-red flowers in racemes, and its seeds develop in fleshy berries.