Native records: 2 botanical areas
KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
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A succulent subshrub of subtropical climates. Native to Eswatini, South Africa.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Eswatini
- SwazilandNative
South Africa
- KwaZulu-NatalNative
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.
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 73 areas worldwide, 71 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).
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
Other species in Aloe
- Aloe dhufarensisDhofar Aloe
- Aloe dioliiMount Lorienetom Aloe
- Aloe distansGoldtooth Aloe
- Aloe divaricata
- Aloe djiboutiensisDjiboutian Aloe
- Aloe doddsiorum
- Aloe dorotheae
- Aloe downsiana
- Aloe droseroides
- Aloe duckeri
- Aloe dyeriDyer's Spotted Aloe
- Aloe ecklonisEcklon's Grass Aloe
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source