|
Scientific Name | Aloe vanbalenii Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Common Names | Icenalamatshe (z), Icenalendlovu (z), Inhlahlwane (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, J.E. Victor, C.R. Scott-Shaw & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe vanbalenii has a restricted distribution, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 6932 km². It has no severe threats and is therefore not considered to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species has a restricted distribution range in South Africa and eSwatini (Swaziland). It occurs from extreme south-eastern Mpumalanga, south-east of Piet Retief to the Lebombo Mountains and the Black Mfolozi River Valley in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Zululand Lowveld, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld |
Description | It occurs along the edges of exposed rock sheets or on rocky outcrops in open woodland. |
Threats |
| This species is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe vanbalenii Pillans | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aloe vanbalenii Pillans | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Aloe vanbalenii Pillans | 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.
Reynolds, G.W. 1969. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Smith, G.F., Steyn, E.M.A., Victor, J.E., Crouch, N.R., Golding, J.S. and Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. Aloaceae: The conservation status of Aloe in South Africa: an updated synopsis. Bothalia 30(2):206-211.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G.F. 2014. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. (Third ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
|
Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Victor, J.E., Scott-Shaw, C.R. & von Staden, L. 2018. Aloe vanbalenii Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |
Comment on this assessment
