About the plant
You may be familiar with Aloe jucunda, it’s a popular house plant that’s easy to care for. But in its native range – the very harsh environment on the upper slopes of the Ga’an Libah Plateau in northern Somalia – it is at risk of extinction.
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Critically endangered
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
House plantPlant makes a good indoor plant in the UK
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MedicinePlant or components of this plant are used in medicine
Facts
- Native to Somalia
- Natural habitat is limestone forest
- Of great conservation concern
- Good ornamental succulent for home cultivation
© Martin Hauskrecht, Bratislava, Slovakia
© Todd Prario
© Tomáš Mazuch
© Tomáš Mazuch
© Tomáš Mazuch
A plant of immortality
Aloe jucunda has been used in its native range to treat wounds and burns as well as digestive problems and as a diuretic.
The Egyptians called aloe plants ‘plants of immortality’ because of their many different types of uses.
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Critically endangered
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
House plantPlant makes a good indoor plant in the UK
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MedicinePlant or components of this plant are used in medicine