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Scientific Name | Aloe liliputana Van Jaarsv. & Harrower |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/21 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & E.J. van Jaarsveld |
Justification | Aloe liliputana is known from a single location where it is potentially threatened by grazing and too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is known only from a small area near Luphutana in southern Pondoland in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | It occurs in shallow pockets of soil on quartzitic sandstone bedrock. |
Threats |
| The grassland vegetation surrounding the population is heavily grazed and there is evidence of too frequent fires (Van Jaarsveld and Harrower 2014). This species appears to persist in spite of these impacts, but it is potentially vulnerable to increases in grazing pressure and fire frequency and intensity. |
Population |
Aloe liliputana is a localized, newly described species, collected for the first time in 2011. It is currently known from a single subpopulation of scattered individuals, but surveys of similar suitable habitat in the area may reveal more subpopulations. The population trend is not known, but is thought to be stable. Monitoring is required to determine the impact of grazing and fires on the population.
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Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and Harrower, A.D. 2014. Aloe liliputana, a new grass aloe from Pondoland, Eastern Cape, Republic of South Africa. Bradleya 32:30-35.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. & van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2018. Aloe liliputana Van Jaarsv. & Harrower. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/04 |
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