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Scientific Name | Aloe arborescens Mill. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe arborea Medik., Aloe arborescens Mill. var. frutescens (Salm-Dyck) Link, Aloe arborescens Mill. var. milleri A.Berger, Aloe arborescens Mill. var. natalensis (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) A.Berger, Aloe arborescens Mill. var. pachythyrsa A.Berger, Aloe frutescens Salm-Dyck, Aloe fruticosa Lam., Aloe natalensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans, Aloe perfoliata L. var. arborescens (Mill.) Aiton, Aloe perfoliata L. var. eta L., Catevala arborescens (Mill.) Medik. |
Common Names | Ikhala (x), Ingcelwane (x), Inhlaba-encane (z), Inhlazi (z), Inkalane (z), Inkalane Encane (z), Inkalene (z), Kransaalwyn (a), Krans-aalwyn (a), Krantz Aloe (e), Sekgopha (ns), Tshikhopha (v), Umhlabana (z), Unomaweni (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe arborescens is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | Aloe arborescens is the third most widespread of all Aloe species. It occurs from the Cape Peninsula along southern and Eastern Cape coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces in South Africa. Also occurs in Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | This species' habitat is variable. It most often occurs on rocky outcrops, or on exposed ridges and krantzes in mountainous areas, from sea level to 2000 m. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This species is exceptionally common, and the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Several traditional uses have been identified for this Aloe, of which most conspicuous is its use as living fences around kraals. In the Eastern Cape kraals that have been abandoned as long as 50 years ago are still conspicuous due to the remains of hedges of this species (Glen and Hardy 2000). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe arborescens Mill. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
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.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. Aloe arborescens Mill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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