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Taxon:  Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.



Summary
Genus:
Aloe
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:
Asphodeloideae
Nomen number:
311403
Place of publication:
Fl. indica 83. 1768 1 Mar-6 Apr
Verified:
09/28/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aloe perfoliata L. var. vera L.

Autonym(s)
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. var. vera

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aloe vulgaris Lam.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aloe barbadensis Mill.
Aloe humilis Blanco
Aloe indica Royle, nom. nud.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  6. Hodge, W. H. 1953. The drug aloes of commerce, with special reference to the Cape species. Econ. Bot. 7:100-105. Note: = Aloe barbadensis Mill.
  7. Howard, R. 1979. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 3:455-457.
  8. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  9. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  10. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  11. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  13. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Aloe barbadensis Mill.
  14. Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:295.
  15. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  18. Täckholm, V. & M. Drar. 1954-. Flora of Egypt.
  19. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1980. Flora europaea. 5:20.
  21. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  22. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
aloe vera –
Barbados aloe –
Curaçao aloe –
true aloe –
West Indian aloe –
French
aloès vulgaire –
German
echte Aloe –
Portuguese (Brazil)
babosa –
babosa-medicinal –
erva-babosa –
Spanish
acibar –
aloe –
sávila –
Swedish
äkta aloe –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4Naturalized    widely natzd.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Materialsgum/resin Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Materialsgum/resinfor cosmeticsMabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklorefide Dict Econ Pl; Pl Book; Econ Bot 7:100-105. 1953, as A. barbadensis; Ayurveda Ency, as A. indica; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311403. Accessed 15 May 2025.