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Aloe L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 319 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001341.

Synonyms of Aloe

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aloinella (A.Berger) Lemée Dict. Gen. Pl. Phan. 7(Suppl.): 27 (1939) wfo-4000001345
Atevala Raf. Autik. Bot. : 136 (1840) wfo-4000003535
Busipho Salisb. Gen. Pl. : 76 (1866) wfo-4000005818
Chamaealoe A.Berger Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 43 (1905) wfo-4000007562
Chortolirion A.Berger Pflanzenr. , IV, 38 III, II: 72 (1908) wfo-4000008122
Guillauminia A.Bertrand Cactus (Paris) 49: 46 (1956) wfo-4000016356
Lemeea P.V.Heath Calyx 3: 153 (1993) wfo-4000020977
Leptaloe Stapf Bot. Mag. 156: t. 9300 (1933) wfo-4000021193
Lomatophyllum Willd. Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 166 (1811) wfo-4000022134
Pachidendron Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 35 (1821) wfo-4000027632
Phylloma Ker Gawl. Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1585 (1813) wfo-4000029450
Rhipidodendrum Willd. Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 164 (1811) wfo-4000032964
Agriodendron Endl. Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 144. 1836 [Dec 1836] wfo-4000044226
Alchamaloe G.D.Rowley Nat. Cact. & Succ. Journ. xxii. 74 ( 1967). wfo-4000044227
Aleptoe G.D.Rowley Nat. Cact. & Succ. Journ. xxii. 74 (1967). wfo-4000044228
Allauminia G.D.Rowley Nat. Cact. & Succ. Journ. xxii. 74 (1967). wfo-4000044229
Aloella G.D.Rowley Nat. Cact. & Succ. Journ. xxii. 74 (1967). wfo-4000044231
Chamaeleptaloe G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28(1): 7. 1973 wfo-4000044240
Leptaloinella G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28(1): 7. 1973 wfo-4000044249
Leptauminia G.D.Rowley Nat. Cact. & Succ. Journ. xxii. 74 (1967). wfo-4000044250
Alamaealoe P.V.Heath Calyx 3(4): 153 (1993). wfo-4000046713
Aloptaloe P.V.Heath Calyx 3(4): 153 (1993). wfo-4000046714
Allemeea P.V.Heath Calyx 3(4): 153 (1993). wfo-4000046715
Alleptauminia D.M.Cumming Bull. Afr. Succ. Pl. Soc. 9(1): 40 (1974), as 'Allemptauminia'. wfo-4000046717
Bleckara P.V.Heath Calyx 4(4): 146 (1994). wfo-4000046729
Leminia P.V.Heath Calyx 4(4): 146 (1994). wfo-4000046731

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Aloe:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe abhaica Lavranos & Collen. Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72(2): 87, without latin descr. 2000 wfo-0001348620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe arborescens var. ucriae (A.Terracc.) A.Berger Pflanzenr. IV, 38: 288 1908 wfo-0000757871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe balearica Lettsom Hort. Upton. 16 [1781], nomen. wfo-0001353207
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe derbetzei A.Berger Rev. Hort. 1894: 147 1894 wfo-0000758111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe globulifera Graessner Hauptverz. 1937, 13, nomen. wfo-0001353208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe haynaldii Tod. Hort. Bot. Panorm. i. 75. t. 24. 1876 wfo-0001353209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe holtzei Radl Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 24 1896 wfo-0000758296
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe horombensis subsp. andavakana J.-P.Castillon Adansonia 36(2): 232. 2014 [26 Dec 2014] wfo-0001363099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe hybrida Salm-Dyck Verz. Art. Aloe : 7 (1817) wfo-0000758311
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe hybrida var. gloriosa Radl Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 27 1896 wfo-0000773839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe inermis Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 161 (1880) wfo-0000758327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe lauchei Radl Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 27 (1896) wfo-0000758376
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe lynchii Baker Gard. Chron. , n.s., 15: 266 (1881) wfo-0000758434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe nobilis Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 78 (1812) wfo-0000758565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe nobilis Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 172 1880 wfo-0000758566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe obscurispina Graessner Hauptverz. 1937, 13, nomen. wfo-0001353210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe paradoxa hort. ex A.Berger Pflanzenr. (Engler) Liliac.-Asphodel.-Aloin. 217 (1908), in syn. wfo-0001353211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe pseudorigida Salm-Dyck Verz. Art. Aloe : 9, 41 (1817) wfo-0000758706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe qaharensis Lavranos & Collen. Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72(2): 87, without latin descr. 2000 wfo-0001348621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe quehlii Radl Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 27 (1896) wfo-0000758725
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe rigida (Willd.) Jacq. Fragm. Bot. : t. 108 (1809) wfo-0000758763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe sanguinalis Awale & Barkworth PhytoKeys 117: 89. 2019 [8 Feb 2019] [epublished] wfo-0001354330
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe saponaria var. saponaria (Aiton) Haw. Journal of South African Botany 3 1937 wfo-0001391181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe subrigida Schult. & Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 654 (1829) wfo-0000758887
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe tortuosa Haw. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 7 (1804) wfo-0000758927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe tortuosa var. major Salm-Dyck Verz. Art. Aloe : 8 (1817) wfo-0000774212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe vulcanica Lavranos & Collen. Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72(2): 88, nom. provis., without latin descr. or type. 2000 wfo-0001348622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aloe wilmsii Hausen Verh. Bot. Vereins Berlin Brandenburg 1900: 7, 29, 31, 33, t. 2, fig. 14a. 1901 wfo-0001331158