Aloe pembana

Pemba aloe

A clump-forming, berry-fruited aloe (formerly Lomatophyllum pembanum) now known wild only from Misali island off Pemba, Tanzania, where fewer than a few hundred plants survive. Unlike most aloes it grows in dappled shade in sandy coastal scrub, so treat it as a warm, humid-tolerant tropical succulent rather than a desert plant.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Sandy coastal scrub on a small low-lying island in the Indian Ocean, growing in dappled shade under shrubs rather than in open sun. The plant forms short erect stems and large clumps from offsets and basal suckers.

Coastal, essentially at sea level; no elevation figures are published and GBIF has no usable wild records.

Tanzania (Pemba Island and Misali islet)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.