<i>Aloe </i>plant named ‘NEDALVER’

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Aloe plant named NEDALVER which is characterized by a plurality of succulent foliar rosettes borne on short stems, foliage which is held upright, light green foliage bearing light yellow-green protuberances on the lower leaf surface, large light green spine-like teeth along the leaf margins, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Aloe vera plant named NEDALVER, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, an exemplary plant of NEDALVER grown in a commercial greenhouse in Honselersdijk, the Netherlands. This plant is approximately 12 months old, shown planted in a 10.5 cm container.

(2) FIG. 2 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, the typical foliage arrangement of NEDALVER.

(3) FIG. 3 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, adaxial surface of the mature foliage NEDALVER.

(4) FIG. 4 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, the abaxial surface of the mature foliage of NEDALVER.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

(5) The following observations and measurements made in October of 2019 describe averages from a sample set of six specimens of 12 month-old NEDALVER plants grown in 10.5 cm nursery containers at commercial greenhouse in Honselersdijk, the Netherlands. Plants were produced using conventional greenhouse production protocols for Aloe which consisted of minimal overhead irrigation, no fertilizer applications, and no chemical pest and disease control measures. No photoperiodic treatments or artificial light was given to the plants.

(6) Those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain characteristics will vary with older or, conversely, with younger plants. NEDALVER has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. Where dimensions, sizes, colors and other characteristics are given, it is to be understood that such characteristics are approximations or averages set forth as accurately as practicable. The phenotype of the variety may differ from the descriptions set forth herein with variations in environmental, climatic and cultural conditions. Color notations are based on The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, 2015 (sixth edition).

(7) A botanical description of NEDALVER and a comparison with the parent and closest known comparator is provided below. Plant description: Growth habit.Succulent perennial with foliage growing in a basal rosette, eventually producing a short stem; secondary rosettes are eventually produced at the base, themselves eventually forming a short stem. Plant shape.Obovate. Height from soil level to top of foliar plane.14.5 cm. Plant spread.Average of 16.3 cm. Growth rate.Moderately fast. Plant vigor.Moderately to highly vigorous. Propagation.Type Leaf cuttings. Time to initiate rooting Approximately 42 days at 21 degrees Celsius. Crop time Approximately 9 months to produce a marketable plant in a 9 cm container. Disease and pest resistance or susceptibility.Neither resistance nor susceptibility to typical Aloe vera pests and diseases has been observed. Environmental tolerances.Adapt to, at least, USDA Zones 10 to 12 and temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius; low tolerance to rain; high tolerance to wind. Root system: General.Fine, well-branched fibrous roots. Stems: Branching habit.One main stem with lateral branches arising near the base. Quantity of main stems.1. Quantity of lateral branches.14. Dimensions of the main stem.7.0 cm long and 1.2 cm in diameter. Internode length of the main stem.0.3 cm. Aspect.Rounded. Attitude.Main stem is near vertical; lateral branches are at an approximate angle of 45 degrees to the main stem. Strength.Strong. Texture and luster.Smooth, glabrous, and slightly glossy. Color when developing.Yellow-green, nearest to RHS 145D. Mature color.Yellow-green, nearest to RHS 145C, with darker radial bands, nearest to RHS 146C, and fine axial stripes which are green, nearest to RHS 143B. Color at internodes.Yellow-green, nearest to RHS 145C, and finely axially striped green, nearest to RHS 143B. Foliage: Arrangement.Spiraled. Division.Simple. Attachment.Sessile. Quantity.Approximately 21 leaves per rosette. Shape.Lanceolate. Dimensions.10.4 cm long, 2.0 cm wide, and 1.0 cm thick, on average. Aspect.Flattened terete. Attitude.Upward and outward at an approximate angle of 50 degrees to nearly 90 degrees from horizontal. Apex.Narrow acuminate. Base.Broad cuneate; decurrent. Sheathed portion of the leaf base Dimensions 2.4 cm long and 2.1 cm wide. Color Translucent; yellow-green, nearest to RHS 146D, and fading to green-white towards the margins, nearest to RHS 157D; axially striped with a darker shade of yellow-green at the base, nearest to RHS N144A. Margin.Coarsely dentate. Teeth have an average length of 0.2 mm; teeth are translucent and colored nearest to in between yellow-green and green-white, RHS 145D and 157A. Margins are not undulated or lobed. Texture, adaxial surface.Smooth, glabrous and glaucescent. Texture, abaxial surface.Glabrous, glaucescent, and moderately covered with small, round protuberances that are irregularly arranged on the leaf surface; protuberance are approximately 0.15 cm tall and 0.1 cm in diameter. Luster, adaxial surface.Matte. Luster, abaxial surface.Matte. Color.Juvenile foliage, adaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS 143A; the epicuticular wax covering the leaf surface is greyed-green, nearest to in between RHS 189A and 189B. Juvenile foliage, abaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS 143A yet darker; the epicuticular wax covering the leaf surface is greyed-green, nearest to in between RHS 189A and 189B; protuberances are yellow-green, nearest to RHS 144C. Mature foliage, adaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS 137B; the epicuticular wax covering the leaf surface is greyed-green, nearest to RHS 189B. Mature foliage, abaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS 137B; the epicuticular wax covering the leaf surface is greyed-green, nearest to RHS 189B; protuberances are yellow-green, nearest to RHS 144C. Venation.Pattern Parallel. Color, adaxial surface Nearest to in between green and yellow-green, RHS NN137B and 147A. Color, abaxial surface Nearest to in between green and yellow-green, RHS NN137B and 147A. Petiole.No petiole; leaves are sessile. Inflorescence: No flowering has been observed to date.

COMPARISONS WITH THE PARENT PLANT AND CLOSEST KNOWN COMPARATOR

(8) Plants of the new cultivar NEDALVER differ from the parent, an unnamed Aloe vera plant (not patented), in the following characteristics described in Table 1 below.

(9) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Characteristic NEDALVER The parent Foliage width. Narrower than Wider than the parent. NEDALVER. General coloration of Lighter shade of green. Darker shade of green. the mature foliage. Shape of the foliar Rounded. Elliptic to linear. protuberances.

COMPARISONS WITH THE CLOSEST KNOWN COMPARATOR

(10) Plants of the new cultivar NEDALVER differ from the commercial variety, Aloe OVROCKS04 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 30,004) in the following characteristics described in Table 2 below.

(11) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Characteristic NEDALVER OVROCKS04 Foliage width. Narrower than Wider than OVROCKS04. NEDALVER. Foliage margins. Coarsely dentate with light Coarsely dentate with green spine-like teeth. white spine-like teeth. General coloration Lighter shade of green. Darker shade of of the mature foliage. green.