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Scientific Name | Aloe khamiesensis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe khamiesensis is a widespread, but poorly known species. Accessible subpopulations were threatened by succulent collecting in the past, but this threat has ceased. This species' habitat is remote and botanically poorly explored, and it is likely to be under-collected, rather than rare or threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Northern Cape, South Africa, occurring in Namaqualand and on the Bokkeveld Escarpment, between Steinkopf and Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on rocky outcrops in succulent karoo. |
Threats |
| Aloe khamiesensis was previously considered vulnerable due to the removal of plants from the wild for succulent collections (Victor 2002, Van Wyk and Smith 2003). Aloe species were enthusiastically collected in the 1960s and 1970s, but most species are now well established in cultivation. Aloe khamiesensis is however difficult to cultivate and does not thrive outside its natural habitat (Van Wyk and Smith 2003). It may therefore be potentially still vulnerable to opportunistic collecting. Trade monitoring by the South African Scientific Authority indicates that it is in trade, but demand for this species is not high. |
Population |
Aloe khamiesensis is known from only a few collections, with most dating from the 1930s. It is however suspected to be under-sampled, as its habitat is remote and botanically poorly explored. The population trend is not known, and more field surveys are needed to determine the impact of collecting on the population.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe khamiesensis Pillans | VU B1B2e | Victor (2002) | | Aloe khamiesensis Pillans | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Klopper, R.R. and Smith, G.F. 2007. The genus Aloe (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in Namaqualand, South Africa. Haseltonia 13:38-51.
Reynolds, G.W. 1969. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G. 2003. Guide to aloes of South Africa. (2nd ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Aloe khamiesensis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/16 |
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