Genus Aloe L.


Summary
Genus number:
440
Last updated:
28 November 2017
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:
Asphodeloideae
Common name(s):

aloe
Accession count:

152 (24  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
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References:
  1. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  2. Daru, B. H. et al. 2013. Molecular and morphological analysis of subfamily Alooideae (Asphodelaceae) and the inclusion of Chortolirion in Aloe. Taxon 62:62-76.
  3. Grace, O. M. et al. 2013. A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa 76:7-14. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.76.1.2.
  4. Klopper, R. R. et al. 2010. Phylogenetic relationships in the family Asphodelaceae (Asparagales). Biodiv. Ecol 3:9-36.
  5. Manning, J. et al. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: a final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the alooids? Syst. Bot. 39:55-74. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678044. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  6. Reynolds, G. W. 1966. The aloes of tropical Africa and Madagascar.
  7. Reynolds, G. W. 1974. The aloes of South Africa, ed. 3.
  8. Rowley, G. D. 2013. Generic concepts in the Alooideae Part 3 - the phylogenetic story. Alsterworthia Int. 13(2):24-26.
  9. Treutlein, J. et al. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships in Asphodelaceae (subfamily Alooideae) inferred from chloroplast DNA sequences (rbcL, matK) and from genomic fingerprinting (ISSR). Taxon 52:193-207. Note: polyphyletic
  10. Wyk, B. E. van & G. Smith. 1996. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=440. Accessed 15 April 2026.