|
Scientific Name | Aloe immaculata Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/01/24 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Aloe immaculata has a restricted distribution range (extent of occurrence 590 km²), but it is locally abundant and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species is endemic to the Strydpoort Mountains in Limpopo Province south of Polokwane. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld |
Description | It occurs in open grassland or shaded places among shrubs and trees. It persists in severely degraded and overgrazed areas. |
Threats |
| Aloe immaculata is not threatened in its natural habitat (Van Wyk and Smith 2003). |
Population |
Aloe immaculata is locally abundant. The population is not suspected to be declining.
|
Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
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.
|
Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2019. Aloe immaculata Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
Comment on this assessment
