Aloidendron ramosissimum (formerly Aloe ramosissima), or the maiden’s quiver tree,[1] is a species of endangered succulent flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae (order Asparagales) found in southern Africa.

A is endemic to the Richtersveld, at the border between northwestern South Africa and southern Namibia,[3] where it grows on desert slopes and in ravines, as well as some open, flat areas.

[2] Despite the aridity of its native habitat, the areas of Southern Africa where this species grows may eventually be threatened by mining and its associated pollutive practices, as well as the increased presence of livestock contributing to overgrazing.

Given the area's lack of water for a large part of the year, many species of herbivorous ungulates—both domesticated and wild—readily consume the endemic succulent plants[6] found there for their moisture content, ranging from immature sprouts to larger, more substantial specimens; for this reason, many of Southern Africa's plant species have evolved strange or bizarre appearances (e.g. Lithops, Pleiospilos, etc.)

Nonetheless, immature specimens or very small Aloidendron plantlets that are consumed and/or trampled by grazing animals will never reach maturity, and thus will not be able to reproduce and further the species' distribution.