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Scientific Name | Aloe zebrina Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe bamangwatensis Schönland, Aloe baumii Engl. & Gilg, Aloe constricta Baker, Aloe lugardiana Baker, Aloe platyphylla Baker |
Common Names | Aalwyn (a), Botaalwee (a), Transvaal Spotted Aloe (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/01/28 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe zebrina is rare in South Africa, but common throughout Africa, and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is widespread throughout Africa, but relatively rare in South Africa, where it occurs in the northern parts of North West Province bordering Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | It is found in a variety of habitats and soil types, mostly in grassland and thicket on dry hills. |
Threats |
| This species is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe zebrina Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Kativu, S. 2001. Asphodelaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 3):25-48. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Klopper, R.R., Lane, S.S., Msekandiana-Mkwapatira, G. and Smith, G.F. 2012. The genus Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in Malawi. Bradleya 30:65-92.
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.
Smith, G.F., Figueiredo, E., Klopper, R.R. and Crouch, N.R. 2012. Summer-flowering species of maculate Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Aloe zebrina-complex from South Africa: reinstatement of four names, and description of A. braamvanwykii Gideon F.Sm. & Figueiredo. Bradleya 30:155-166.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2020. Aloe zebrina Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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