Aloe perryi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	LILIALES	ALOACEAE

Scientific Name:	Aloe perryi
Species Authority:	Baker
Taxonomic Notes:	Synonym = Aloe forbesii Balf.f.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Miller, A.
Reviewer/s:	Abuzinada, A.H. & AL-Eisawi, D.M.H. (Arabian Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Widely distributed and in places abundant. Bitter aloes – the juice of Aloe perryi – has important pharmaceutical and medicinal. At present, it is under no immediate threat but some populations are potentially vulnerable to pests, climate change and over-harvesting.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Soqotra and Samha.
Countries:	Native: Yemen (Socotra)
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Widely distributed and sometimes abundant on Soqotra and Samha; mainly in dry areas; on flat or gentle slopes, primarily on limestone pavement but occasionally on sandy plains or granite mountains. Altitude of sea-level to 900 m. Delicate, sometimes apparently annual, plants with narrow stems found at high altitudes in the Haggeher mountains have been recognised as A. forbesii. However, there are many intermediates with typical A. perryi and so we have not found it possible to give them any formal status here. Flowers in summer and comes into new leaf after the least rain.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

Widely distributed and sometimes abundant on Soqotra and Samha; mainly in dry areas; on flat or gentle slopes, primarily on limestone pavement but occasionally on sandy plains or granite mountains. Altitude of sea-level to 900 m.

Delicate, sometimes apparently annual, plants with narrow stems found at high altitudes in the Haggeher mountains have been recognised as A. forbesii. However, there are many intermediates with typical A. perryi and so we have not found it possible to give them any formal status here. Flowers in summer and comes into new leaf after the least rain.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Citation:	Miller, A. 2004. Aloe perryi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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