Aloes usually produce perfect flowers, i.e. possessing both male and female parts. A close look at the accompanying images reveals that several flowers on this Aloe alooides are not producing nectar. Normally visible as a brownish fluid in the center of the flower, it is clearly absent from several. Further investigation, achieved through sectioning an individual flower (inset) reveals that they possess no female parts at all – style or ovary. So far, this has only been noticed on this specimen, which appears totally normal in all other respects.