Botanical identity
A succulent whose inner leaf gel appears in topical and food-adjacent preparations.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsphodelaceae
GenusAloe
Scientific name with authorshipAloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Curated parts indexedInner leaf gel
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aloe barbadensis Mill.Aloe barbadensis subsp. chinensisAloe barbadensis var. chinensis Haw.Aloe chinensis LoudonAloe chinensis Steud. ex BakerAloe elongata MurrayAloe flava Pers.Aloe humilis BlancoAloe indica RoyleAloe lanzae Tod.Aloe maculata Forssk.Aloe perfoliata subsp. barbadensisAloe perfoliata subsp. veraAloe perfoliata var. barbadensis (Mill.) AitonAloe perfoliata var. vera L.Aloe rubescens DC.Aloe variegata Forssk.Aloe vera subsp. chinensis (Haw.) A.BergerAloe vera subsp. lanzaeAloe vera subsp. littoralisAloe vera var. chinensis (Loudon) BakerAloe vera var. lanzae BakerAloe vera var. littoralis J.KoenigAloe vera var. littoralis J.Koenig ex BakerAloe vulgaris Lam.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier530017-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.