|
Scientific Name | Aloe andersonii Van Jaarsv. & P.Nel |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/01/17 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Aloe andersonii is a rare, localized species, that was only recently discovered. It is currently known from a single location that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Aloe andersonii is restricted to a single peak, Mount Anderson, in the Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment near Lydenburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland |
Description | Rock crevices on and above sheer, quartzitic sandstone cliffs faces, on steep, east-facing slopes, 1200-1700 m. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is protected and it has no severe threats. |
Population |
This taxon occurs scattered in rock crevices and it is currently known from a single subpopulation. Its habitat is protected and inaccessible, and the population is not suspected to be declining.
|
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe andersonii Van Jaarsv. & P.Nel | Rare | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2014. Aloe andersonii, a new cliff-dwelling aloe from Mpumalanga, South Africa. Bradleya 32:112-117.
|
Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2019. Aloe andersonii Van Jaarsv. & P.Nel. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/12 |
Comment on this assessment
