Taxonomy Profile: Aloe vera (L Burm f)

Aloe vera: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Aloe barbadensis
Mill
Aloe perfoliata var. vera
L
Aloe vulgaris
Lam
Aloe perfoliata var. vera
L
Common Name(s):
Barbados aloe []
acíbar []
aloe vera []
áloe de los Barbados []
aloès amer []
aloès vulgaire []
atzavara []
aloja []
burn plant []
coastal aloe []
common aloe []
Curaçao aloe []
flor de deserto []
Indian aloe []
Jaffarabad aloe []
lináloe []
loto de deserto []
maguey morado []
mazambron []
medicinal aloe []
Mediterranean aloe []
penca sábila []
pita zabila []
pitera amarelo []
sábila do penca []
star cactus []
toots amarelo []
true aloe []
unguentine cactus []
West Indian aloe []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Aloe vera: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Asparagales
Genus : Aloe
aloes |
Species : Aloe vera
Barbados aloe |
acíbar |
aloe vera |
áloe de los Barbados |
aloès amer |
aloès vulgaire |
atzavara |
aloja |
burn plant |
coastal aloe |
common aloe |
Curaçao aloe |
flor de deserto |
Indian aloe |
Jaffarabad aloe |
lináloe |
loto de deserto |
maguey morado |
mazambron |
medicinal aloe |
Mediterranean aloe |
penca sábila |
pita zabila |
pitera amarelo |
sábila do penca |
star cactus |
toots amarelo |
true aloe |
unguentine cactus |
West Indian aloe |
Aloe vera Direct Children(s):
Aloe vera: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Aloe vera
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Aloe vera
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Aloe vera
Source:
Liliaceae s.l. of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-09-17
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Aloe vera
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Grace, Olwen M., Ronell R. Klopper, Estrela Figueiredo, and Gideon F. Smith
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-01-01 / 2011-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
The aloe names book
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Strelitzia, vol. 28
Page(s):
viii + 232
Publisher:
South African National Biodiversity Institute and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Publication Place:
Pretoria, South Africa
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-919976-648/
Notes:
Reference for:
Aloe vera
Aloe vera: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Aloe vera: Comments