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Scientific Name | Aloe gariepensis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe gariusana Dinter |
Common Names | Orange River Aloe (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species (EOO >50 000 km²) that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Lower Gariep Valley in the Northern Cape and southern Namibia, from the coast inland to Keimoes. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rock crevices on steep slopes. |
Threats |
| A. gariepensis is widespread and occurs in large numbers in a remote area of South Africa and Namibia where it grows in an inaccessible habitat. It is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 1996). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe gariepensis Pillans | 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. 2015. Aloe gariepensis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2018/12/12 |
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