Bastard quiver tree  (Aloe pillansii)

Authentication

Authenticated (26/11/07) by Wendy Foden, Programme Officer: Climate Change, IUCN Species Programme.
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Glossary

Inflorescences: The reproductive shoot of the plant, which bears flowers.
Succulent karoo: A biome, (a major regional or global living community), primarily determined by the presence of low winter rainfall and extreme summer aridity. The vegetation is dominated by dwarf, succulent shrubs, and once each year, during the spring, mass flowering displays occur.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2003)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Coates Palgrove, K. (1977) Trees of Southern Africa. C. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
  3. Raimondo, D., Foden, W. and Agenbag, L. in press. The Red List of South African Plants. Biodiversity Series Report. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  4. Loots, S. (2005) A Red Data Book of Namibian Plants. SABONET Report No. 38, Namibia.
  5. CITES (March, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  6. Midgley, J.J., Cowling, R.M., Hendricks, H., Desmet, P.G., Esler, K. and Rundel, P. (1997) Population ecology of tree succulents (Aloe and Pachypodium) in the arid western cape: decline of keystone species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 6: 869 - 876.
  7. Foden, W. (2007) Pers. Comm.
  8. Swart, E. and Hoffman, M.T. (2006) The population status of Aloe pillansii L. Guthrie in Southern Namibia. Report to the Department of Environment and Tourism, Kimberly.
  9. Foden, W.B., Midgley, G.F., Hughes, G., Bond, W.J., Thuiller, W., Hoffman, M.T., Kaleme, P., Underhill, L.G., Rebelo, A. and Hannah, L. (2007) A changing climate is eroding the geographic range of the Namib Desert tree Aloe through population declines and dispersal lags. Diversity and Distributions, 13: 645 - 653.
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