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Scientific Name | Aloe aculeata Pole-Evans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe aculeata is a widespread and common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread in Limpopo Province and the Sekhukhuneland region of far northern Mpumalanga, South Africa, extending to central Zimbabwe and eastern Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Stony slopes in hot semi-arid areas, in grassland or open bushveld. |
Threats |
| This species is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 1996, 2003). |
Population |
In some areas A. aculeata is locally very common, such as between Burgersfort and Penge on the Limpopo-Mpumalanga border, the Olifants River Valley, the foothills of the Strydpoort Mountains, the Wolkberg and the Soutpansberg (Van Wyk and Smith 1996, Reynolds 1969).
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| A. aculeata was depicted on the South African 10c piece from 1965-1989 (Glen and Hardy 2000). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe aculeata Pole-Evans | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Carter, S. 2001. Aloaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 3):48-98. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
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.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G. 2003. Guide to aloes of South Africa. (2nd ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Aloe aculeata Pole-Evans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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