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Aloe vera

Scientific name: Aloe vera (L.) Burm.
Synonym: Aloe barbadensis Mill.
Botanical family: XANTHORRHOEACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Barbados:

  • aloe

Trinidad and Tobago:

  • aloe

Guadeloupe:

  • lalwé

Venezuela:

  • sábila

Puerto Rico:

  • sábila

Other vernacular names

Geographical distribution

Native to the Mediterranean, widely cultivated in the tropics and
subtropics.

Botanical description

Acaulescent or short-stemmed, stoloniferous plant. Lanceolate leaves of 30 to 60 cm, long-acuminate, spiny-dentate. Scape inflorescence up to 1.2 m with lanceolate or ovate, acute bracts; yellow flowers 2.5 cm long in dense clusters of 10 to 30 cm. Dehiscent capsules (fruit) with black seeds

Voucher(s)

Jiménez,1525,JBSD
Mejia,12,MAPR
Faujour,5,BAR
Delaigue,1,NHTT
Boulogne,TH3,UAG


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.3

References

Disclaimer

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