Aloe pillansii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	LILIALES	ALOACEAE

Scientific Name:

Aloe pillansii

Species Authority:

L.Guthrie

Common Name/s:

English

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Bastard Quiver Tree

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered A2b, B1+2e ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Hilton-Taylor, C.

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Largely restricted to an area in the Richtersveld in the Cape Province. There are records suggesting the species extends as far north as Brandberg in Namibia, but these need confirmation.
Countries:	Native: Namibia; South Africa (Northern Cape Province)
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Population [top]

Population:	A serious decline in the population has reduced the numbers to less than 200 individuals. There is no recruitment and the older plants are dying.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Growing up to 10 m, this aloe is largely confined to an intensely hot and arid area. It has been suggested that this species, along with A. dichotoma and Pachypodium namaquanum, represents a keystone in the ecosystem, being one of the few perennial plants able to tolerate the conditions. It is an important source of shelter, nectar, food and moisture, especially to the avifauna.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is evidence of baboons and porcupines gnawing the stems in up to a third of the population. The impact of goats, donkeys and plant collectors may also be detrimental.

Major Threat(s):

There is evidence of baboons and porcupines gnawing the stems in up to a third of the population. The impact of goats, donkeys and plant collectors may also be detrimental.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is listed in CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

The species is listed in CITES Appendix I.

Citation:	Hilton-Taylor, C. 1998. Aloe pillansii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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