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1026.000 Aloe
Description of the genus
Succulent perennials, some shrubs or small trees. Leaves (in ours) usually stiff, succulent, with hard-toothed or spiny margins. Inflorescence appearing with the permanent leaves. Flowers actinomorphic, only rarely ± 2-lipped. Perianth usually brightly coloured. A well known genus of mainly winter-flowering species. Derivation of name: Aloe is the Greek name for Aloe vera, one of the bitter aloes of medicine. Worldwide: c.365 species, tropics and especially southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and Canary Isles. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| arborescens Mill. | Description, Image |
| excelsa A. Berger var. excelsa | Description, Image |
| littoralis Baker | |
| munchii Christian | Description, Image |
| spicata L.f. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Aloe:
Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Aloe pageePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aloe
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aloe
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aloe
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aloe
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aloe
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Aloe
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