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Scientific Name | Aloe vanrooyenii Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. von Staden & N.R. Crouch |
Justification | Aloe vanrooyenii has a restricted range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1176 km². It is locally common and has no severe threats, and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to central KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where it occurs in the Ladysmith, Dundee, Harrismith and Underberg districts. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Thukela Valley Bushveld, Income Sandy Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld |
Description | It occurs in hilly areas in open grassland and savanna thornveld. |
Threats |
| Aloe vanrooyenii is locally abundant and not threatened at present (N.R. Crouch pers. comm., Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Aloe vanrooyenii is a recently described species of maculate Aloe that was overlooked in the past as a distinct taxon. The distribution is quite likely somewhat wider than what is currently known (N.R. Crouch pers. comm. 2008). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe vanrooyenii Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. and Crouch, N.R. 2006. Aloe vanrooyenii: a distinctive new maculate Aloe from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bothalia 36(1):73-75.
Smith, G.F. and Crouch, N.R. 2006. Corrections on the eponymy and geographical distribution of Aloe vanrooyenii. Bothalia 36(2):174.
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. & Crouch, N.R. 2018. Aloe vanrooyenii Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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