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Aloe L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 319 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Asparagales
family
Asphodelaceae
genus
Aloe

Name

Synonyms
Agriodendron Endl.
Aloe ×qaharensis Lavranos
Aloinella (A.Berger) Lemée
Aloë Mill.
Atevala Raf.
Busipho Salisb.
Chamaealoe A.Berger
Chortolirion A.Berger
Guillauminia A.Bertrand
Lemeea P.V.Heath
Leptaloe Stapf
Lomatophyllum Willd.
Pachidendron Haw.
Phylloma Ker Gawl.
Rhipidodendrum Willd.
×Aamaealoe P.V.Heath
×Alamaealoe P.V.Heath
×Alchamaloe G.D.Rowley
×Aleptoe G.D.Rowley
×Allauminia G.D.Rowley
Homonyms
Aloe L.
Aloe
Aloë Mill.
Aloe
Aloe
Aloe Reynolds
Common names
Aalwee in Afrikaans
Aalwyne in Afrikaans
Alavijas in Lithuanian
Aloen in German
Aloes in English
Aloes in English
Aloes o sábilas in Spanish
Aloès in French
Aloès in French
Aloès in French
Aloès in French
Aloé in Hungarian
Aloë in Danish
Alvejas in Latvian
Chizia mlili in language.
Sakoankankini in language.
Sarısabır in Turkish
Sarısabır (Aloe) in Turkish
Tlhii in language.
aaloet in Finnish
aloa in Slovak
aloe in English
aloe in English
aloeer in Swedish
aloes in English
aloes aloesen in Cornish
aloesläktet in Swedish
alwys in Welsh
Àloe in Catalan–Valencian
Αλόη in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Алое in Ukrainian
Алоэ in Russian
Անմահաթուփ in Armenian
Հալվե in Armenian
սապռ in Armenian
สกุล ว่านหางจระเข้ in Thai
アロエ属 in Japanese
蘆薈属 in Chinese
蘆薈屬 in Chinese
aloesläktet in Swedish
aloeer in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  3. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  4. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. Grace, Olwen M., Ronell R. Klopper, Estrela Figueiredo, and Gideon F. Smith, 2011: The aloe names book. Strelitzia, vol. 28. viii + 232.
  7. Grace, Olwen M., Ronell R. Klopper, Gideon F. Smith, Neil R. Crouch, Estrela Figueiredo, et al., 2013: A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa, vol. 76, no. 1. 7-14.
  8. Index Nominum Genericorum (orthography adjusted)
  9. Index Nominum Genericorum - Misspelling
  10. Manual inspection (AJR)
  11. POWO (2025) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  12. POWO (2025) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  13. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  14. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  15. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  16. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  17. as per family
  18. as per family
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