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Scientific Name | Aloe chabaudii Schönland var. chabaudii |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe chabaudii Schönland var. verekeri Christian |
Common Names | Inhlaba (z), Inkalane (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/01 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | This taxon is widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This taxon is widespread across central and Eastern Africa, from Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo southwards to north-eastern South Africa, where it is widespread across Limpopo, the Mpumalanga Lowveld, and north-eastern coastal plain of KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in pockets of shallow soil among large rocks, typically granitic domes, in grassland, open woodland and savanna. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this taxon. |
Population |
It is widespread, common, not threatened and not declining (Van Wyk and Smith 1996, 2014).
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Two other varieties are recognised. var. mlanjeana is endemic to the Mulanje Mountains in Malawi (Kativu 2001), while var. verekeri occurs in Zimbabwe (Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe chabaudii Schönland var. chabaudii | 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.
Kativu, S. 2001. Asphodelaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 3):25-48. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
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. Aloe chabaudii Schönland var. chabaudii. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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