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Scientific Name | Aloe affinis A.Berger |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, 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 | Aloe affinis is widespread along the Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment, from Mariepskop to Barberton near the border with Swaziland. It also occurs in the Pigg's Peak area of north-western Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | It occurs on rocky slopes in grassland and shaded places at the margins of bush clumps. |
Threats |
| Much of the habitat of this species has lost to commercial forestry plantations in the past (Van Wyk and Smith 1996). However, loss 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. Most of its remaining habitat on the Mpumalanga Escarpment is now protected. |
Population |
Aloe affinis is still common across its range in spite of some historical habitat loss. It is particularly common in the Schoemanskloof area (Van Wyk and Smith 2003).
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Population trend | Stable |
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 |
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.
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 |
| Mtshali, H., Victor, J.E. & Lötter, M. 2018. Aloe affinis A.Berger. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/04 |
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