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Scientific Name | Aloe kouebokkeveldensis Van Jaarsv. & A.B.Low |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Aloe kouebokkeveldensis is a rare and localized habitat specialist, but it has no known threats and therefore is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains north of Tulbagh in the Western Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It is a localized habitat specialist, occurring in rock crevices and shallow soils on steep, southwest-facing sandstone slopes and cliffs in montane fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. Its habitat is in a remote mountainous area that is formally protected. |
Population |
Aloe kouebokkeveldensis is a rare and very localized species, currently known from a single subpopulation. As it has no known threats, the population is assumed to be stable, but it requires monitoring to confirm.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe kouebokkeveldensis Van Jaarsv. & A.B.Low | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. 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 Jaarsveld, E.J., Low, A.B. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2004. Aloe kouebokkeveldensis: a new species from the Western Cape. Aloe 41(2&3):36-37.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Aloe kouebokkeveldensis Van Jaarsv. & A.B.Low. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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