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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.
FAMILY
Asphodelaceae Juss.
OTHER FAMILY:
Aloaceae
CLASSIFICATION
monocot family
GENUS
Aloe L.
SPECIES
vera (L.) Burm. f. Fl. indica 83. 1768 1 Mar-6 Apr
Plant Description
Succulent perennial herbs. Stem short, producing suckers at the base. Leaves sessile, erect, linear-lanceolate 15-35 x 4-8 cm, glabrous, glaucous, margin sparsely dentate, tip 2-3-dentate. Inflorescence 60-100 cm, erect pedunculate raceme, simple or with 1-2 branches; raceme 30-40 x 5-6 cm. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, 9-12 x 5-6 mm, persistent. Flowers reflexed, pedicel about half as long as bract. Perianth 2.5-3 cm long, dull reddish, lobes 6, almost equalling the tube. Ovary trilocular, placentation axile, many ovules in each locule; style elongated, stigma obscurely 3-lobed. Capsule 1.5 cm.
Flowering Period: January-April
