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Aloe vera
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Family:
LILIACEAE
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Citation: Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 83. 1768; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1520(1062). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 292. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 417. 1984; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 313. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 696. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 883. 2009.
Aloe perfoliata var. vera L., Sp. Pl. 320. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherukattala, Kattarvazha, Kattuvala, Ghritakumari
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Aloe, Jaffarabad aloe, Indian aloe
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Description:
Perennial herbs. Leaves radical, aggregated, to 30 x 2-4 cm, ensiform, fleshy, spinous on margins. Racemes terminal; peduncles to 1 m long; bracts to 1.5 cm, ovate, scarious. Fowers reddish; pedicels to 1 cm. Perianth tube, to 3 cm, lobes free at apex. Staminal tube 3 cm. Ovary 8 mm, ovoid.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wildely cultivated as medicinal plants
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Distribution:
Mediterranean Canary Islands; naturalised in Florida, West Indies, Central America and Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red, Yellow, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Palapetty
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