Aloe vera
A species in the Asphodelaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
- Species
- Aloe vera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Aloe vera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Aloe barbadensisName author: Mill.
- Aloe barbadensis var. chinensisName author: Haw.
- Aloe chinensisName author: Steud.
- Aloe elongataName author: Murray
- Aloe flavaName author: Pers.
- Aloe indicaName author: Royle
- Aloe lanzaeName author: Tod.
- Aloe maculataName author: Forssk.
- Aloe perfoliata var. barbadensisName author: (Mill.) Aiton
- Aloe perfoliata var. veraName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Aloe rubescensName author: DC.
- Aloe variegataName author: Forssk.
- Aloe vera var. chinensisName author: (Steud. ex Baker) Baker
- Aloe vera var. lanzaeName author: Baker
- Aloe vera var. littoralisName author: J.Koenig ex Baker
- Aloe vulgarisName author: Lam.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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