Aloe vera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: Aloe vera

Name

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., Fl. Indica, 1768.

Type-protologue: India: without data. LT: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: t. 3. 1692 . Vide Wijnands, 1983.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Aloe perfoliata var. vera L., Sp. Pl. 1: 320. 1753.

Heterotypic
- Aloe barbadensis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 2. 1768.
- Aloe elongata Murray, Comment. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 191. 1789.
- Aloe flava Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 378. 1805.
- Aloe lanzae Tod., Hort. Bot. Panorm. 2: 39. 1890.
- Aloe littoralis J.Koenig ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 176. 1880, nom. inval.
- Aloe maculata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 73. 1775), nom. illeg.
- Aloe perfoliata var. barbadensis (Mill.) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 466. 1789.
- Aloe rubescens DC., Pl. Hist. Succ.: 15. 1799.
- Aloe vera var. lanzae Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 230. 1880.
- Aloe vera var. littoralis J.Koenig ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 176. 1880.
- Aloe vulgaris Lam., Encycl. 1: 86. 1783.

Homonyms

Aloe vera Mill., nom. illeg. = Aloe succotrina Weston

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula SW. Arabian Pen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Burman, N.L. 1768. Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis 83.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Aloe vera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Jan 25. Reference page.
Wijnands, O. 1983. Botany of the Commelins 127.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: ঘৃতকুমাৰী
বাংলা: ঘৃতকুমারী
English: Aloe vera
español: Sabila
suomi: Lääkeaaloe
galego: Áloe vera
ગુજરાતી: કુંવારપાઠું
हिन्दी: घृत कुमारी
hts: Ggaringii-ko
magyar: Orvosi aloé, barbadosi aloé
Bahasa Indonesia: Lidah buaya
Jawa: Ilat baya
latviešu: Īstā alveja
Madhurâ: Jhilâ bhâjâ
Malagasy: Vahona
नेपाली: घिउ कुमारी
संस्कृतम्: घृतकुमारी
தமிழ்: Aloe Vera
Türkçe: Tıbbi sarısabır
中文: 庫拉索蘆薈

For more multimedia, look at Aloe vera on Wikimedia Commons.