Distribution Map

Aloe albida

                   
               
inhlaba
inhlatjana
Inhlatjane

Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae  

Eswatini Red List status (2002): EN B1B2cde

As at April 2024, 6 herbarium specimens, 2 photo records

South African Red List status: NT (2018)
Global Distribution: NE2, Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Aloe albida - A small “stemless” plant. Leaves erect, narrow, scarcely succulent, less than 15 cm long x 5 mm broad, without spots, with very small close-set white teeth along edges. Inflorescence just overtops leaves, axis bearing several clasping bracts; flowers few in compact head; perianth about 2 cm long, ivory or greenish white, slightly upturned at tip, somewhat two-lipped.

* 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.