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Occurrence
Borderline • Predicted threatened

6.99

August 20, 2009

South Africa

This occurrence of Aloe comptonii Reynolds (6.99) was collected on August 20, 2009 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 9 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Aloe comptonii, 6.99--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 130 (1).jpg

Aloe comptonii, 6.99--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 130 (1).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asphodelaceae

Genus

Aloe

Specific Epithet

comptonii

Authorship

Reynolds

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.9

Global rank

#50,111 of 335,497

Top 15%

Extinction probability

18%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →