Aloe vera

Aloe vera

Synonymy

Source: Raab-Straube, E. von (2021+): Asphodelaceae. - In: Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f., Fl. Indica: 83. 1768
  • Aloe perfoliata var. vera L., Sp. Pl.: 320. 1753
  • =Aloe vulgaris Lam., Encycl. 1: 86. 1783
  • =Aloe barbadensis Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: No. 2. 1768

Distribution

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Euro+Med not endemic: Algeria naturalisedA,B; Baleares (Mallorca naturalisedC, Menorca naturalisedC); Canary islands naturalisedA,D (Fuerteventura introducedD,E, Gomera introducedD,E, Gran Canaria introducedD,E, La Palma introducedE, Lanzarote introducedD,E, Tenerife introducedD); Crete, with Karpathos introducedF,G; Cyprus casualH,I; East Aegean islands (Greek East Aegean islands introducedF); France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France introduced: doubtfully introduced (perhaps cultivated only)J); Greece introducedF,G; Israel/Palestine introducedK; Israel/Palestine-Jordan introducedL; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City casualM,N,O; Jordan nativeP,Q; Lebanon introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationR; Lebanon-Syria introducedL; Libya naturalisedA; Madeira archipelago naturalisedA,D (Madeira island introducedD,S); Morocco naturalisedA; Portugal naturalisedC,T; Sardinia casualM,U; Sicily, with Malta introducedG (Sicily naturalisedM,V,W); Sinai introducedL; Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra introducedG (Spain naturalisedC); Syria introduced: uncertain degree of naturalisationR; Tunisia naturalisedA,X; Turkey (Turkey, Asiatic part introducedY)

Common Names

Basque (Spain): zabilabelarmintzaZ; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): adzabaraZ, adzavaraZ, alcebaraZ, atsavaraZ, atzabaraZ, azeverZ, bàlsamZ, ceverZ, etsevara veraZ, etzebaraZ, pitesZ, àloe veraZ; Majorcan (Mallorca): aczabaraZ, adzabaraZ, atzavaraZ, edzevaraZ, etzabaraZ; Portuguese (Portugal): aloesZ, aloes-de-BarbadosZ, azebreZ, azebre-vegetalZ, azevreZ, babosaZ, erva babosaZ, erva-babosaZ, herva babosaZ; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): acíbar (gomorresina)Z, aloeZ, azabilaZ, babosaZ, gamonitaZ, pita perfoliadaZ, pita zabilaZ, pitazabilaZ, pitazábilaZ, sabilaZ, yerba babosaZ, zabidaZ, zabilaZ, zabinZ, zabiraZ, zadibaZ, zadivaZ, zambanaZ, zavidaZ, áloes (gomorresina)Z; Valencian (Spain): adzavaraZ, aseverZ

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