Asphodelaceae
Aloe

Aloe littoralis Baker

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 293 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Namibia. It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Algeria, Canary Is., Hawaii, Morocco

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Carter, S., Lavranos, J.J., Newton, L.E. & Walker, C.C. (2011). Aloes. The definitive guide: 1-720. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Klopper, R.R., Matos, S. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2009). Aloe in Angola (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae). Bothalia 39: 19-35.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op156p71-110.pdf. epublication.
  • Curtis, B. & Mannheimer, C. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia: 1-688. The National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "SEPASAL database. (RBG Kew, 1999)"
  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • GRIN (USDA)
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)
  • WHODrug Herbal Substances 2025

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 9, 1995 Welwitsch [3728] Angola K000256565 Type Yes
May 9, 1995 Paterson, M. [31] Botswana K000239820 No
Sep 5, 1960 Schinz, H. [42 (Partly)] Botswana K000256566 Holotype Yes
s.coll. [1881/27] Namibia K002845364 Yes
Berger [s.n.] Namibia K002845342 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Seagrief [5209] Botswana K000239818 No
Gorges [184] Namibia K002845365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Namibia K002845351 Yes
Welwitsch [3727] Angola K000256567 Type Yes
Smith, P.A. [2579] Botswana K000239822 No
Ngoni, J.F. [468] Botswana K000239819 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [3366] Namibia K002845352 Yes
Strohbach, B. [2388] Namibia K002845353 Yes
[F. V. D.] Merwe [1400] Namibia K002845362 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [5732] South Africa K002845345 Yes
Schingn [s.n.] K002845344 Yes
Berger, M. [s.n.] Namibia K002845341 Yes
Verdoorn, I.C. [2342] South Africa K002845347 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7257] Botswana K000239799 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [9392] Namibia K002845350 Yes
{Schweickerdt; Verdoorn} [647] South Africa K002845355 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6535] South Africa K002845349 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [65] K002845366 Yes
Pope, G.V. [286] Botswana K000239821 No
s.coll. [1881/27] Namibia K002845363 Yes
{Schweickerdt; Verdoorn} [451a] South Africa K002845356 Yes
Reynolds, G.W. [1629] K002845346 Yes
Berger, A. [[8263]] Namibia K002845343 Yes
Craven, P. [2324] Namibia K002845354 Yes
Schieber; Strey [8322] South Africa K002845348 Yes
Berger, A. [s.n.] Namibia K002845339 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0