Native records: 3 botanical areas
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
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A succulent subshrub of desert or dry shrubland climates. Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Ethiopia
- EthiopiaNative
Kenya
- KenyaNative
Somalia
- SomaliaNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 100 areas worldwide, 97 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Recorded medicinal uses
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Aloe citrina is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.48, right column, line 34
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
Other species in Aloe
- Aloe chloranthaGreen Stemless Aloe
- Aloe chortolirioidesHeath Grass Aloe
- Aloe christianiiBasil Christian's aloe
- Aloe chrysostachys
- Aloe cipolinicola
- Aloe citrea
- Aloe clarkeiMount Naita Aloe
- Aloe classenii
- Aloe clavifloracannon aloe
- Aloe collenetteae
- Aloe collina
- Aloe comosaClanwilliam Aloe
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Somalia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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