Aloe abyssicola
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| Aloe abyssicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. abyssicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloe abyssicola Lavranos & Bilaidi | |
Aloe abyssicola is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe that is endemic to southern Yemen, where it grows dangling upside-down from cliff faces.
Aloe abyssicola was described by John Jacob Lavranos and A. S. Bilaidi in a 1971 issue of the Cactus and Succulent Journal.[2][3] The specific epithet abyssicola is derived from the Latin terms abyssus, meaning "abyss", and -cola, meaning "dwelling", in reference to the inaccessibility of the type locality.[4][5]