Aloe L.
Details
Aloe L., Sp. Pl. 319-323 (1753)
Aloe L.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
319-323
ICN
Aloe L.
genus
Aloe
Classification
Subordinates
- Aloe ×spinosissima
- Aloe aculeata
- Aloe africana
- Aloe alooides
- Aloe arborescens
- Aloe aristata
- Aloe bainesii
- Aloe bakeri
- Aloe barberae
- Aloe brevifolia
- Aloe cameronii
- Aloe capitata
- Aloe castanea
- Aloe ciliaris
- Aloe deltoideodonta
- Aloe dichotoma
- Aloe distans
- Aloe disticha
- Aloe excelsa
- Aloe ferox
- Aloe glauca
- Aloe globuligemma
- Aloe gracilis
- Aloe intermedia
- Aloe intermedia
- Aloe macroclada
- Aloe maculata
- Aloe marlothii
- Aloe plicatilis
- Aloe pluridens
- Aloe polyphylla
- Aloe rauhii
- Aloe rupestris
- Aloe saponaria
- Aloe sect. Aloidendron
- Aloe speciosa
- Aloe subacutissima
- Aloe tenuior
- Aloe thraskii
- Aloe uvaria
- Aloe vaombe
- Aloe vera
- Aloe verrucosa
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Aloe L.
Acaulescent or caulescent, ± succulent perennials, with or without offsets, stems if present, simple or branched. Leaves usually sharp-pointed, margins sinuate-dentate, in rosettes. Racemes terminal or lateral, capitate to long-cylindrical, or inflorescence corymbose. Flowers showy, yellowish or reddish, ± zygomorphic, pedicellate, bracts scarious; segments free or connate below into curved or straight tube, lobes spreading. Stamens 6, hypogynous, included or exserted. Ovary many-seeded. Capsule oblong to sub-globose. Seeds many, often winged. Spp. c. 330, from tropical and S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabia. Adventive Sp. 1.
Taxonomic concepts
Collections
Metadata
2bee900a-78ea-4929-b501-5a2527848bb2
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
29 July 2011