Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: strandveldaalwyn, bont-ot'korrie, sand aloe

Family: Asphodelaceae

Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape

Habitat: deep sandy soil in coastal sandveld

National red list: Near Threatened

Life form: Succulent plant

Comments: This range-restricted species only occurs along the South African West Coast, where it grows in deep sandy soils. Historical records indicate that large populations of this species used to exist but overgrazing has caused a severe decline. Open cast mining along the coast has also destroyed much of its habitat over the past few decades.