Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 14
Plant:!Aloe&littoralis!!
Family:!Aloaceae13!or!Asphodelaceae5!!
Common(names:!!
Aukoreb47!!
Bergaalwyn22!!
Bergaalwyn47!!
Bergaloe22!!
Endobo22!!
Koreb22!!
Mopane!aloe12!
MopanieSaalwyn47!!
Oshindombo22!!
Otjindombo22!!
WindhoekSaalwyn22!!
Windhoek!Aloe5!!
Windhuk!Aloe47!!
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Range:(
This!plant!can!be!found!most!in!the!north!as!well!as!in!the!central!highlands!of!
Namibia5.!!Aloe&littoralis!has!a!variable!habitat!including!outcrops,!hilltops,!and!
plains!but!occurs!most!prominently!on!rocky!hill!slopes5,!22.!!!!
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Diagnostic(characteristics:(
!Windhoek!Aloe!can!grow!up!to!4!m!in!height.!!Its!
leaves!can!grow!to!be!0.7!m!long!and!30!mm!thick12.!!
The!plant!has!long!swordSlike!leaves!that!narrow!at!
the!ends!with!toothed!margins12.!!Also,!this!
succulent!does!not!drop!its!leaves!during!a!
particular!season12.!!Depicting!a!central!stalk!that!is!
very!typical!of!other!aloes,!it!is!distinguished!by!its!
large!size!and!tall!form5.!!!
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The!Windhoek!aloe!has!long!tubular!inflorescences!
that!will!usually!reach!1.5!m!at!most5.!!These!
flowers!range!from!yellow!to!pink!or!even!red5.!!
Usually!these!flowers!develop!from!April!to!June,!
giving!way!to!fruit!from!June!to!August12.!!A.&
littoralis!has!small!capsule!fruits!with!black!seeds!
that!are!thin,!delicate,!and!winged12.!!
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Governmental(protection(status:((
This!succulent!is!protected!under!the!Nature!Conservation!Ordinance5.!!
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Indigenous(medicinal(use:!!
Schistosomiasis!can!be!treated!with!a!decoction!of!dry!leaves9.!!The!Himba!
use!the!sap!of!the!plant!to!treat!nipple!soreness!from!newborn!feeding50.!!The!sap,!if!