Aloe officinalis

Aloe officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: Aloe officinalis

Varietates: A. o. var. angustifolia – A. o. var. officinalis

Name

Aloe officinalis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 73 (1775).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aloe vera var. officinalis (Forssk.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 176 (1880).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula SW. Arabian Pen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Forsskål, P. 1775. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 73

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aloe officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aloe officinalis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 18 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aloe officinalis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 18.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aloe officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb. 2019.

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