Aloe vera
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Family Asphodelaceae
Taxonomy: Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Aloe barbadensis Mill. (taxonomic synonym)
- Aloe perfoliata var. vera L. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 20 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 13.5 mm (12-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 500 mm (400-600 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ensiform (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): basal_large (1); herb (1); palmoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); semi_woody (1); woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): tufted (1) [sources: NTH_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: NTH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 9 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NTH_2022 | 4 | 4 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NTH_2023 | 1 | 1 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |