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Scientific Name | Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. var. tidmarshii (Schönland) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe ciliaris Haw. var. tidmarshii Schönland, Aloe tidmarshii (Schönland) F.S.Mull. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/23 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | This taxon has a restricted distribution, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3423 km². It is however locally common, and has no severe threats, and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This taxon is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa, where it occurs in a small area between Uitenhage, the Suurberg Mountains and Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos |
Description | This creeper is found among bushes in ravines and thicket vegetation. |
Threats |
| This taxon has no severe threats. |
Population |
This taxon is common, and most of its habitat is protected. No significant population decline is suspected.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloiampelos ciliars (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. var. tidmarshii (Schönland) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Aloe ciliaris Haw. var. tidmarshii Schönland | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Brandham, P.E. and Carter, S. 1990. A revision of the Aloe tidmarshii/A. ciliaris complex in South Africa. Kew Bulletin 45(4):637-645.
Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Crouch, N.R., Figueiredo, E., Rønsted, N. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76(1):7-14.
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.F. 2014. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. (Third ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2018. Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. var. tidmarshii (Schönland) Klopper & Gideon.F.Sm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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