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Scientific Name | Aloe spicata L.f. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe sessiliflora Pole-Evans, Aloe tauri L.C.Leach |
Common Names | Inhlaba (z), Lebombo Aloe (e), Lebombo-aalwyn (a), Tshikhopha (v) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Aloe spicata is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa, and is particularly common in the Mpumalanga Lowveld. It also extends up the escarpment to scattered localities in the Limpopo Province. Further south it occurs along the Lebombo Mountains through eSwatini (Swaziland) to north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal. It also occurs in southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | This species occurs in highly variable habitats, including a very wide altitudinal range from the Mpumalanga Lowveld to the top of the escarpment. Plants are often found in rocky areas, including steep slopes and cliffs, but show no preference for a particular geology or soil type. |
Threats |
| Aloe plicata is very common and not threatened with extinction (Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe spicata L.f. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, Cape Town.
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.
Kativu, S. 2001. Asphodelaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 3):25-48. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.F. 2014. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. (Third ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2018. Aloe spicata L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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