Species and varieties

Species and varieties

    • In India, 2 or 3 easily recognizable varieties are found, but their exact delimitations are not clear.

    • In A.vera var.chinensis Baker, common all over the Deccan, the leaves have a distinct purple colour towards the base and the spies are not sharp.

    • The leaves of A.vera var.littoralis Koenig ex Baker, found on the beach shingles in Madras right up to Rameswaram are smaller in size and have a dentate margin.

    • Another variety which thrives on the Kathiawar coast, also called A.abyssinica, is the source of the Jaffarabad aloes.

    • A. variegata called A.varigata Linn. A near kin of A.vera is found in parts of Maharastra.

    • It has large, fleshy, green leaves with sharp spines and white specks at the base of the leaves.
         

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