Kanniedood

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ASPHODELACEAE
Synonyms
Aloe ausana Dinter, Aloe punctata Haw., Aloe variegata L., Aloe variegata L. var. haworthii A.Berger
Common Names
Kanniedood (a), Partridge-breasted Aloe (e), Variegated Aloe (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018/10/17
Assessor(s)
H. Mtshali & L. von Staden
Justification
Gonialoe variegata is widespread and not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
This species is widespread in the dry interior of western South Africa and southern Namibia.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo
Description
It occurs in clay soils in dry karroid shrubland, often found growing in the shade of shrubs, sometimes in rocky exposed sites.
Threats
Gonialoe variegata is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 1996).
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.ManningLeast Concern 2014.1
Aloe variegata L.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


Klopper, R.R. and Smith, G.F. 2007. The genus Aloe (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in Namaqualand, South Africa. Haseltonia 13:38-51.


Manning, J.C., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. and Van der Bank, M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: A final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the Alooids? Systematic Botany 39(1):55-74.


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.


Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G. 1996. Guide to the aloes of South Africa. Briza Publications, Pretoria.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2018. Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14

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