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Scientific Name | Aloe greatheadii Schönland |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe pallidiflora A.Berger |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe greatheadii is widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across tropical and southern Africa. In South Africa it mainly occurs in Limpopo Province, where it intergrades with var. davyana. Isolated records are known from Mpumalanga and Gauteng. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | It occurs in rocky outcrops in grasslands, but further north it tends to grow on termitaria. Populations on deep turf soil are also not uncommon. |
Threats |
| 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 greatheadii Schönland var. greatheadii | 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.
Grace, O.M., Klopper, R.R., Figueiredo, E. and Smith, G.F. 2011. The Aloe names book. Strelitzia 28. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2018. Aloe greatheadii Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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