Native records: 2 botanical areas
Kenya, Uganda
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A succulent shrub of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Kenya, Uganda.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Kenya
- KenyaNative
Uganda
- UgandaNative
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.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- Af Tropical, rainforest
The same climate occurs in 149 areas worldwide, 147 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 turkanensis is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.50, left column, line 3
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
Sources
World 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
Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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