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Scientific Name | Aloe affinis A.Berger |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe immaculata Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/22 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M. Lötter |
Justification | This species has lost large areas of habitat to forestry plantations, however, population reduction as a result of habitat loss occurred over a period longer than three generations and has ceased. This species is still common and does not meet any other criteria for a category of threat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Eastern Mpumalanga Highveld, from Swaziland to Mariepskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Rocky slopes in grassland. |
Threats |
| Much of the habitat of this species has been transformed to commercial forestry plantations in the past (Van Wyk and Smith 1996). However, this transformation has occurred over a period of more than three generations and the threat has ceased. The species is still fairly common within its known range. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe affinis A.Berger | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aloe affinis A.Berger | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Aloe affinis A.Berger | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African 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.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Lötter, M. 2009. Aloe affinis A.Berger. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2018/11/19 |
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