Family: Asphodelaceae
Synonym: Aloe barbadensis Mill., Aloe perfoliata var. vera L.
Vernacular name: Chotthu Kathalai
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Hilly areas, thicklets
Distribution: Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Naturalized
in most part of the World
Flowering and Fruiting: Jun-Aug, Nov-Dec, Sept-Jan
Key identification features: Aloe vera is a short-stemmed
shrubby aloe, frequently suckering and forming dense clumps. The leaves are
succulent, erect, forming a dense rosette. The flowers are yellow, tubular with
anthers and stigma protruding. The flowers are borne in cylindrical racemes on
a branched panicle.
Uses: The distinctive constituents in
Aloe leaves are phenolic compounds, including chromone, anthraquinone or
anthrone derivatives
No comments:
Post a Comment