Tuesday, August 27, 2019

7. Aloe vera (or) Barbados aloe:


Author:
Dr. P. Yowan Jeba Raj, M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
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Aloe vera (or) Barbados aloe:
It is a species of plant in Aloe genus (which having 11 species) in Amaranthaceae family.
1. Plant Photo Pose(s):

2. Systematic & Common Name(s)
Barbados aloe
Aloe vera
(L.), F. Burm.
1768
Binomial name

Common name(s)
Tamil name(s)
(in English)
Aloe vera
1
Barbados aloe
fw;whio
Kathaalai

2
Medicinal aloe
Nrhw;Wf; fw;whio
Sotru kathaalai
(Synonyms Link)
3
Burn plant
Nrhj;Jf; fj;jhio
Sothu kathaalai
3. Scientific Classification:

Barbados aloe
Aloe vera
(L.), F. Burm.
1768
Sl. No.
Categories
Description
1.
Empire (or Domain):
Eukaryote
-
2.
Kingdom:
Plantae
- plants
3.
Division (or Phylum):
Tracheophyta
- vascular plants
4.
Class:
Liliopsida
- monocots
5.
Order:
Asparagales
-
6.
Family:
Asphodelaceae
- aloe family
*
Tribe:
---
-
7.
Genus:
Aloe
- aloe
*
Section:
---
-
8.
Species:
vera
- barbados aloe
*
Binomial name:
Achyranthes aspera
4. Plant Photo-gallery:

References:
1.         Linn., Fl. indica, 1768, 1, 83.
2.         Aloe vera – Wikipedia
3.         Aloe vera – www.flowersofindia.net
4.         Aloe – www.theplantlist.org

5.         P.-C. Kuo, M.-L. Yang, P.-L. Wu, H.-N. Shih, T.N. Thang, N.X. Dung, T.-S. Wu, J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2008, 10(7), 689-693.

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