Klopper, Ronell RenettCrouch, Neil R.Smith, Gideon F.Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)2021-04-202021-04-202020-03-12Klopper RR, Crouch NR, Smith GF, Van Wyk AE (2020) A synoptic review of the aloes (Asphodelaceae, Alooideae) of KwaZulu-Natal, an ecologically diverse province in eastern South Africa. PhytoKeys 142: 1–88. https://DOI.org/ 10.3897/phytokeys.142.48365.1314-2011 (print)1314-2003 (online)https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.142.48365http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79524The KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has a varied topography, geology and climate and presents diverse habitats that support a rich and diverse flora. Aloes are well represented in KwaZulu-Natal, with four genera [Aloe L., Aloiampelos Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. and Aristaloe Boatwr. & J.C.Manning] and 49 taxa occurring in the province. Fourteen of these are endemic and eleven near-endemic to the province. A floristic treatment of the aloes of KwaZulu-Natal is presented in the form of a synoptic review. Included are an identification key to the aloes that occur naturally in the province, species-level distribution maps and accompanying images, so providing for the first time, an atlas of aloe occurrence in this part of the subcontinent.enCopyright Ronell R. Klopper et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).AloeAloiampelosAloidendronConservation statusDistribution mapMaputaland-Pondoland- Albany hotspotKwaZulu-Natal (KZN)KwaZulu Natal, South AfricaArticle