Aloe vera
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Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.
| 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
habit
leaves
flowers
flowers
Aloe vera cultivation
Aloe vera cultivation in Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
cut leaf showing the gel
- 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
aloê folio 15r, Dioscoride, Codex Vindobonensis Med. Gr. I
kadanaku vol. 11 pl. 3 Rheede 1692, Hortus malabaricus
Descourtilz, 1822, Medicinal Flora of the West Indies
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Uses
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). See 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