Conservation status revision and communities' perceptions of 22 Aloe species in Tanzania

• Published in: Plant ecology and evolution Vol. 154; no. 3; pp. 391 - 404
• Main Authors: Abihudi, Siri A., Boer, HugoJ.de, Treydte, Anna C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Botanic Garden Meise and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 23.11.2021; Royal Botanical Society of Belgium; Nationale Plantentuin van België; Meise Botanic Garden
• Subjects: Area Of Occupancy; Community Surveys; Distribution; Eastern Africa; Extent Of Occurrence; Interviews; IUCN category; Threatened

Background and aims - Many Aloe species are globally threatened due to overharvesting for trade and habitat destruction. CITES regulates their international trade. In Tanzania, 50% of all existing Aloe species had previously been assessed, though some of these assessments were Data Deficient. For th...