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Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck

Ecklon's Grass Aloe

Native records: 6 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, 3 more areas

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A succulent perennial / chamaephyte of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Eswatini

    • SwazilandNative

  • Lesotho

    • LesothoNative

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • Free StateNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative
    • Northern ProvincesNative

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.

  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold

The same climate occurs in 130 areas worldwide, 124 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 ecklonis is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.48, right column, line 52

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Ecklon's Grass Aloe、Ecklon's aloe、grass aloe

Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Aloe

Other species in Aloe

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Lesotho · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source