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Scientific Name | Aloe broomii Schönland var. broomii |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Common Names | Bergaalwee (a), Bergaalwyn (a), Mountain Aloe (e), Slangaalwyn (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This taxon is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread in the central interior of South Africa, from the eastern Karoo in the south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and adjacent areas in the Western Cape eastwards through the southern Free State and the Eastern Cape interior. Also occurs in south-western Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Nama Karoo |
Description | Nama Karoo and thornveld, occurs on ironstone ridges. |
Threats |
| This taxon is exceptionally common and not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 1996). The population is not suspected to be declining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe broomii Schönland var. broomii | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Aloe broomii Schönland var. broomii. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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