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*[http://proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea.php PROSEA]
 
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*[http://www.tela-botanica.org/page:eflore_bdtfx?referentiel=bdtfx&niveau=2&module=fiche&action=fiche&type_nom=nom_scientifique&nom=Aloe%20vera Tela Botanica]
 
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*[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aloe%20vera Useful Tropical Plants Database]
 
*[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aloe%20vera Useful Tropical Plants Database]
 
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe%20vera Wikipédia]
 
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe%20vera Wikipédia]
 
*[http://www.wikiphyto.org/wiki/Aloe%20vera Wikiphyto]
 
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Revision as of 19:20, 21 February 2021

Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.

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Order Asparagales
Family Asphodelaceae
Genus Aloe

2n = 14

Origin : North-East Africa

cultivated

English "Aloe vera"
French "aloès"


Uses summary
  • medicinal :
    • exudate : laxative, purgative, vermifuge
    • gel : skin affections
  • gel used in the manufacture of jellies, drinks and ice cream
  • gel: food supplement
  • leaves and seeds are consumed as vegetables
  • ornemental


Description

  • stemless or short-stemmed plant, stoloniferous
  • fleshy lanceolate leaves, 30 to 60 cm long, ending in a fine point, prickly toothed
  • inflorescence on a stipe up to 1.2 m, with lanceolate or ovate bracts, pointed
  • yellow flowers 2.5 cm long in dense clusters of 10 to 30 cm
  • fruit: dehiscent capsule
  • black seeds

Popular names

english aloe vera, Barbados aloe, coastal aloe, Curaçao aloe, Indian aloe, medicinal aloe, Mediterranean aloe, true aloe, West Indian aloe
french aloès, aloès vulgaire, aloe vera
guyanese creole aloé [lalwès, lalowès] (Pharma. Guyane)
palikur punamna arib (Pharma. Guyane)
portuguese aloés, aloé vera, aloés de Barbados, caraguatá, erva babosa, babosa, azebre vegetal

Classification

Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (1768) (between March 1st and April 6th)

basionym :

  • Aloe perfoliata var. vera L. (1753)

synonyms :

  • Aloe barbadensis Mill. (1768) (April 16th, after Burman)
  • Aloe indica Royle (1840), nom. nud.

Cultivars

History

Uses

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References

  • Bekele-Tesemma, Azene, 2007. Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia. Identification, propagation and management for 17 agroclimatic zones. Nairobi, ICRAF - RELMA. 550 p. (Technical Manual 6). Voir l'article
  • Chauvet, Michel, 2018. Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires. Paris, Belin. 880 p. (p. 82)
  • Grenand, Pierre ; Moretti, Christian ; Jacquemin, Henri & Prévost, Marie-Françoise, 2004. Pharmacopées traditionnelles en Guyane. Créoles, Wayãpi, Palikur. 2e édition revue et complétée. Paris, IRD. 816 p. (1ère éd.: 1987). Voir sur Pl@ntUse.
  • TRAMIL, Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne, éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. Voir sur Pl@ntUse

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