Aloe thraskii

Common name: Strand-aalwyn, Dune aloe, Strand aloe, Ikhala, Umhlaba

Family: Asphodelaceae

Distribution: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal

National red list: Near Threatened

Life form: Succulent plant

Usage: Horticultural, Medicinal

Comments: Experts estimate that 20-30% of the habitat has been lost to urban and coastal development in the last three generations (generation length 20 years). Decline is continuing as a result of habitat loss and illegal collecting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade.

Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • Wikipedia

1: Arid house 2, outside beds (Arid House 2 - out) • Accession: 2014-937/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2: Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance (Millstream) • Accession: 2015-394/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Garden - wild origin
3: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 2014-937/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Aloe thraskii

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