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Scientific Name | Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe bainesii Dyer var. barberae (Dyer) Baker, Aloe barberae Dyer |
Common Names | Boomaalwyn (a), Boom-aalwyn (a), Eastern Tree Aloe (e), Ikhala (x), Indlabendlazi (z), Inkalane Enkulu (z), Mikaalwyn (a), Mik-aalwyn (a), Tree Aloe (e), Umgxwala (z), Umgxwala (x), Umhlabandlanzi (z), Umhlalampofu (z), Umpondonde (z), Uphondonde (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/17 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloidendron barberae is widespread, common and not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread along the east coast of South Africa, from East London in the Eastern Cape northwards along the coast through KwaZulu-Natal and into southern Mozambique. It also occurs northwards into the interior along the Lebombo Mountains from northern KwaZulu-Natal through eSwatini (Swaziland) to the southern Mpumalanga Lowveld around Barberton. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in dry forests or dense tall woodland and generally in east-facing kloofs, but also occasionally in exposed rocky places. This is the tallest species of Aloe in southern Africa, occurring as large trees up to 18 m tall (Glen and Hardy 2000). |
Threats |
| Aloidendron barberae is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Aloe barberae Dyer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aloe barberae Dyer | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Glen, H.F. and Hardy, D.S. 2000. Aloaceae (First part): Aloe. In: G. Germishuizen (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 5 Part 1, Fascicle 1:1-159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Crouch, N.R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, N. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76(1):7-14.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Reynolds, G.W. 1969. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G.F. 2014. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. (Third ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2018. Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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