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Taxon:  Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.



Summary
Genus:
Aloe
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 Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aloe perfoliata L. var. vera L.

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)
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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
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Materialsgum/resin Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311403. Accessed 16 April 2026.


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