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Scientific Name | Aloe condyae Van Jaarsv. & P.Nel |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2013/12/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A highly localized (EOO <5 km²) habitat specialist that is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is endemic to the mountains south of Barberton in eastern Mpumalanga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Montane Grassland, Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest |
Description | It is localized to upper quartzitic, sandstone cliffs in high-altitude mistbelt grassland and at forest margins. |
Threats |
| Much of the surrounding grasslands of the small area this species is known from are under timber plantations. The specific habitat of this species is however unlikely to have been lost to plantations as it is unsuitable for planting. Unmanaged, escaping pine seedlings invading this species' habitat is a potential threat, and such invasions would be difficult to clear due to the inaccessibility of the habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloe condyae Van Jaarsv. & P.Nel | VU D2 | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2012. Aloe condyae, a new cliff-dwelling aloe from Mpumalanga, Republic of South Africa. Bradleya 30:167-172.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Aloe condyae Van Jaarsv. & P.Nel. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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