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Scientific Name | Aloe boylei Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe agrophila Reynolds, Aloe boylei Baker subsp. major Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/02/08 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Aloe boylei is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, from the Wolkberg in Limpopo Province southwards to East London in the Eastern Cape. It also occurs in north-western Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Rocky mistbelt grasslands. |
Threats |
| Aloe boylei is not threatened (Van Wyk and Smith 2003). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe boylei Baker | LC | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Craib, C. 2005. Grass Aloes in the South African Veld. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
Reynolds, G.W. 1969. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G. 2003. Guide to aloes of South Africa. (2nd ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2019. Aloe boylei Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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