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Aloe

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Also known as Aloë

thumb|180px|Succulent plants, such as this aloe, store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots, as shown in this split aloe leaf. This allows them to survive in arid environments. thumb|alt=Aloe Vera houseplant|Spikes on an Aloe Vera houseplant

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Aloe is a genus within the family Asphodelaceae, classified under the order Asparagales. It was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and is an accepted taxon. The genus belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for the group include Aaloet, Alvejas, Aloë, and Aloesläktet. One species, commonly known as aloe vera, is distinct within this classification.

The organism is native to regions including Mexico, the United States, Madagascar, Cuba, and Bolivia. Specimens have been recorded in institutions such as INECOL, MO, USU, CAS, and NCSC. Aloe has been introduced to areas such as Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Austria, the Azores, the Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, and Bermuda. It is also referred to as Jafferabad aloe.

Scientific literature regarding Aloe includes 5502 entries in PubMed. Observations of the aloe vera species total 47026 on iNaturalist. General occurrence records number 62029. The topic is referenced by 520 other encyclopedia articles and appears on the Wikipedia Vital articles list at Level 4.

Synthesized by Vinony from 47 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

aloe vera

Aloe

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAsphodelaceae
Native toAldabra, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros
Observations47,026
Observations recorded62,029

Aloe vera 蘆薈屬（學名：Aloe）通称芦荟，原产于地中海、非洲，为独尾草科多年生草本、多肉植物，据考证的野生芦荟品种300多种，主要分布于非洲等地。这种植物颇受大众喜爱，主要因其易于栽种，为花叶兼备的观赏植物。可食用的品種只有六種，而當中具有药用价值的芦荟品种主要有： 库拉索芦荟，分布於非洲北部、西印度群島，又名洋蘆薈、巴巴多斯蘆薈或翠葉蘆薈 好望角芦荟，主要产于南非共和国的开普州 元江芦荟等

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
689
With media
576
Family
Asphodelaceae
Collections
INECOL, MO, USU, CAS, NCSC, ASU
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Madagascar, Cuba, Bolivia, Somalia, Australia, Kenya
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Research

5,502 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Description
  • Systematics
  • Species
  • Uses
  • Historical uses
  • Aloin in OTC laxative products
  • Chemical properties
  • Flavoring
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|180px|Succulent plants, such as this aloe, store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots, as shown in this split aloe leaf. This allows them to survive in arid environments. thumb|alt=Aloe Vera houseplant|Spikes on an Aloe Vera houseplant

Aloe (; also written Aloë) is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes. Other species, such as Aloe ferox, are also cultivated or harvested from the wild for similar applications.

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