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Aloe barbadensis var. chinensis Haw.
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 45, 1819
Family: ALOACEAE

= Aloe vera var. chinensis (Haw.) A.Berger
Pflanzenr. (Engler) 33(IV-38-III-II): 230. 1908

Accepted Scientific Name: Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) 83 (1768). Burm.f. (Medicinal aloe)

Aloe barbadensis var. chinensis (Aloe vera var. chinensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
Some authors identifies the white spotted form of Aloe vera as Aloe vera var. chinensis, however, the species varies widely with regard to leaf spots and the spots usually present on young plants tends to fade with age.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) 83 (1768).
Synonymy: 24
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Lily of the Desert, Medicinal Aloe, Chinese Aloe, Indian Aloe, Medicine plant, True Aloe, Burn Aloe, First Aid Plant, Bitter Aloe, Wand of Heaven, Miracle Plant.
ARABIC ( لعربية ): صبر حقيقي
BULGARIAN (Български): Алое вера
CHINESE (中文): 庫拉索蘆薈
FINNISH (Suomi): Lääkeaaloe
GALICIAN (Galego): Áloe vera
GERMAN (Deutsch): Aloe vera, Echte Aloe
HAITIAN: Pye lalwa
HEBREW (עברית): אלוורה
HINDI ( हिन्दी): (Sanskrit) घृतकुमारी
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Aloe vera
ITALIAN (Italiano): Aloe Vera
KAZAKH (Qazaqşa / قازاقشا / Қазақша): Алоэ вера
MALAY (بهاس ملاي /Bahasa Melayu ): Pokok Lidah Buaya
MALAYALAM (മലയാളം): കറ്റാര്‍വാഴ
NORWEGIAN (Bokmål): Aloe vera
PAKISTAN: Quargandal
POLISH ( Polski): Aloes zwyczajny
PORTUGUESE (Português): Babosa
RUSSIAN (Русский): Алоэ настоящее
SERBIAN (Српски / Srpski): Prawy alowej
SLOVAK (Slovenčina): Aloa pravá
SPANISH (Español): Aloe vera, Savila, Sabila
SWEDISH (Svenska): Äkta aloe
TAMIL (தமிழ்): கற்றாழை (Katralai or Katrazhai)
TELUGU (తెలుగు): కలబంద
THAI (ภาษาไทย): ว่านหางจระเข้ (Crocodile Tai Plant)
TONGAN (Faka-Tonga): Aloe
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Prawy alowej
VIETNAMESE (Tiếng Việt): Nha Đam, Lô hội

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Aloe vera group

  • Leaves and flowers at Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 02, 2007.Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.: (a.k.a. Medicinal Aloe) Clumping suckering succulent with short stems leading to compact stiff rosettes growing to 60–100 cm tall. It is widely cultivated and plus than 150 different clones and variety are available. Nomenclature is controversial too.
  • Aloe vera var. chinensis (Haw.) A.Berger: This is the white spotted form of Aloe vera, however, the species varies widely with regard to leaf spots and the spots usually present on young plants tends to fade with age.

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Aloe barbadensis var. chinensis (Aloe vera var. chinensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
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