Distribution Map

Aloe minima

                   
   
Inhlaba
inhlatjana
(Aloe minima var. minima)

Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae  

Eswatini Red List status (2002): VU A1cB1B2bD1

As at April 2024, 6 herbarium specimens, 4 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: 
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Medicinal
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Aloe minima - Small, “stemless”. Leaves few, narrow, stiff, erect, c 30 cm long x 5 mm wide, unspotted above, plentifully spotted below near base, spots rising into short white pointed excrescences; margins with minute white teeth in lower half only. Inflorescence usually solitary, axis slender erect 30—45 cm high, with terminal dense cluster of flowers; stalks c 1 cm long; perianth 1 cm long, horizontal at maturity, dull pinkish or purplish-brown.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.