Distribution Map

Aloe sharoniae

           
Cooper's Aloe
inhlaba
lisheshelu
(Aloe cooperi subsp. pulchra)

Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae  

Eswatini Red List status (2005): LR-lc

As at April 2024, 5 herbarium specimens, 2 photo records, 5 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Medicinal
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Aloe cooperi - “Stemless”. Leaves two-ranked, rather soft, standing very erect, tapering gradually from base to apex, up to 1 m long X 3—5 cm wide at base sometimes faintly lined and spotted near base with rather soft close-set white marginal teeth. Inflorescence up to 1 m high with scattered membranous long-pointed bracts; flower-stalks 3—4 cm long; perianth usually less than 3 cm long x 1 cm diam near base, tapering gradually to tip, orange or salmon-pink with green tip.

* 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.