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Aloe maculata All.

Broadleaf Aloe

Native records: 5 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, 2 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Aloe maculata

A succulent subshrub of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Lesotho.

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

Distribution areas

  • Andorra

    • SpainIntroduced

  • Argentina

    • Argentina NortheastIntroduced

  • Australia

    • New South WalesIntroduced
    • Norfolk Is.Introduced
    • QueenslandIntroduced
    • South AustraliaIntroduced
    • TasmaniaIntroduced

  • France

    • CorseIntroduced

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainIntroduced

  • Holy See

    • ItalyIntroduced

  • Italy

    • ItalyIntroduced
    • SiciliaIntroduced

  • Lesotho

    • LesothoNative

  • Malta

    • SiciliaIntroduced

  • Mauritius

    • MauritiusIntroduced

  • Mexico

    • Mexico CentralIntroduced
    • Mexico NortheastIntroduced

  • New Zealand

    • New Zealand NorthIntroduced
    • New Zealand SouthIntroduced

  • Norfolk Island

    • Norfolk Is.Introduced

  • Portugal

    • PortugalIntroduced

  • Réunion

    • RéunionIntroduced

  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

    • St.HelenaIntroduced

  • San Marino

    • ItalyIntroduced

  • South Africa

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

  • Spain

    • BalearesIntroduced
    • Canary Is.Introduced
    • SpainIntroduced

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
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold

The same climate occurs in 122 areas worldwide, 105 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 maculata is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.49, left column, line 45

    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

Broadleaf Aloe、broad-leaved aloe、broadleaf aloe

Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Aloe

Other species in Aloe

Sources

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

    Andorra · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Argentina · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Australia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Spain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    France · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Gibraltar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Italy · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • 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

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Malta · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Mauritius · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Norfolk Island · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    New Zealand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Portugal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Réunion · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    San Marino · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Holy See · 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

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