Native records: 2 botanical areas
Eritrea, Ethiopia
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A succulent perennial / chamaephyte of desert or dry shrubland climates. Native to Eritrea, Ethiopia.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Eritrea
- EritreaNative
Ethiopia
- EthiopiaNative
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
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 100 areas worldwide, 98 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 percrassa is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.49, right column, line 12
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 pearsoniiPearson's Aloe
- Aloe peckii
- Aloe pegleraeMagaliesberg Aloe
- Aloe pembanaPemba aloe
- Aloe pendens
- Aloe penduliflora
- Aloe perdita
- Aloe perrieri
- Aloe perryiPerry's aloe
- Aloe petricolarock aloe
- Aloe petrophilaRock Spotted Aloe
- Aloe peyrierasii
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Eritrea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Image information
Photograph of Aloe percrassa
Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page