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Scientific Name | Aloe grandidentata Salm-Dyck |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Common Names | Bontaalwee (a), Bontaalwyn (a), Kanniedood (a), Kleinbontaalwyn (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe grandidentata is widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species is widespread across the arid interior of South Africa, from Kimberley in the Northern Cape to the western Free State, central North West Province and the Steynsburg district in the Eastern Cape. It also occurs in southern Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | It occurs on rocky ridges in karroid shrubland and Kalahari thornveld. |
Threats |
| There are no significant threats to this species. |
Population |
Aloe grandidentata is common throughout its range and is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 2003).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe grandidentata Salm-Dyck | 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. 2003. Guide to aloes of South Africa. (2nd ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Aloe grandidentata Salm-Dyck. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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