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Monocotyledons / Monocotiledóneas
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.
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Aloe perfoliata Linnaeus var. vera Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 320. 1753; A. barbadensis Miller var. chinensis Haworth; A. chinensis (Haworth) Baker; A. vera var. chinensis (Haworth) A. Berger.
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Chile Central
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Aloe perfoliata Linnaeus var. vera Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 320. 1753; A. barbadensis Miller
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Hammocks, sandy areas, roadsides, and similar places in full sun; 0 and 1300m.
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Cultivated for medicinal uses, and perhaps naturalized in the hot, dry Yuan Jiang valley in S Yunnan [probably originated in Mediterranean region; widely cultivated and occasionally naturalized elsewhere].
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Flowering spring--winter, occasionally at other times.
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Contains aloe-emodin, lupeol, barbaloin, sitosterol, campesterol, aloesin and chrysophanol. Leaf has effective anti-ovulating action on humans. Extracts of aloe are used in commercial skin softening and conditioning creams and cosmetics.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 11
Specimens with Barcodes: 13
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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