Aloe

For other uses, see Aloe (disambiguation).

Aloe
Aloe arborescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Tribe: Aloeae
Genus: Aloe
L.[1]
Type species
Aloe perfoliata
L.
Species

See Species

Synonyms[1]
List
  • Agriodendron Endl.
  • × Alamaealoe P.V.Heath
  • × Alchamaloe G.D.Rowley
  • × Aleptoe G.D.Rowley
  • × Allauminia G.D.Rowley
  • × Allemeea P.V.Heath
  • × Aloella G.D.Rowley
  • Aloinella (A.Berger) Lemée
  • × Aloptaloe P.V.Heath
  • Atevala Raf.
  • × Bleckara P.V.Heath
  • Busipho Salisb.
  • Chamaealoe A.Berger
  • × Chamaeleptaloe Rowley
  • Guillauminia A.Bertrand
  • × Lemeea P.V.Heath
  • × Leminia P.V.Heath
  • Leptaloe Stapf
  • × Leptaloinella G.D.Rowley
  • × Leptauminia G.D.Rowley
  • × Lomataloe Guillaumin
  • Lomatophyllum Willd.
  • Pachidendron Haw.
  • Phylloma Ker Gawl.
  • Rhipidodendrum Willd.
Succulent plants, such as this aloe, store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots, as shown in this split aloe leaf. This allows them to survive in arid environments.
Aloe Vera houseplant
Spikes on an Aloe Vera houseplant

Aloe (/ˈæloʊ, ˈæloʊi, əˈloʊi/;[2][3][4][5] also written Aloë) is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering succulent plants.[6] The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.[7] Other species, such as Aloe ferox, are also cultivated or harvested from the wild for similar applications.[8]

The APG IV system (2016) places the genus in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. Within the subfamily it may be placed in the tribe Aloeae.[9] In the past, it has been assigned to the family Aloaceae (now included in the Asphodeloidae) or to a broadly circumscribed family Liliaceae (the lily family). The plant Agave americana, which is sometimes called "American aloe", belongs to the Asparagaceae, a different family.

The genus is native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros, etc.). A few species have also become naturalized in other regions (Mediterranean, India, Australia, North and South America, Hawaiian Islands, etc.).[1]

Etymology

The genus name Aloe is derived from the Arabic word alloeh, meaning "bitter and shiny substance" or from Hebrew אוהלים ahalim, plural of אוהל ahal.[10][11][12]

Description

Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. Aloe flowers are tubular, frequently yellow, orange, pink, or red, and are borne, densely clustered and pendant, at the apex of simple or branched, leafless stems. Many species of Aloe appear to be stemless, with the rosette growing directly at ground level; other varieties may have a branched or unbranched stem from which the fleshy leaves spring. They vary in color from grey to bright-green and are sometimes striped or mottled. Some aloes native to South Africa are tree-like (arborescent).[13]

Systematics

The APG IV system (2016) places the genus in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae.[9] In the past it has also been assigned to the families Liliaceae and Aloeaceae, as well as the family Asphodelaceae sensu stricto, before this was merged into the Asphodelaceae sensu lato.

The circumscription of the genus has varied widely. Many genera, such as Lomatophyllum,[14] have been brought into synonymy. Species at one time placed in Aloe, such as Agave americana, have been moved to other genera.[15] Molecular phylogenetic studies, particularly from 2010 onwards, suggested that as then circumscribed, Aloe was not monophyletic and should be divided into more tightly defined genera. In 2014, John Charles Manning and coworkers produced a phylogeny in which Aloe was divided into six genera: Aloidendron, Kumara, Aloiampelos, Aloe, Aristaloe and Gonialoe.[16]

Species

Main article: List of Aloe species

Over 600 species are accepted in the genus Aloe, plus even more synonyms and unresolved species, subspecies, varieties, and hybrids. Some of the accepted species are:[6]

In addition to the species and hybrids between species within the genus, several hybrids with other genera have been created in cultivation, such as between Aloe and Gasteria (× Gasteraloe), and between Aloe and Astroloba (×Aloloba).

Multiple Aloe species with a variety of growth forms. UCLA Botanical Garden

Uses

Aloe species are frequently cultivated as ornamental plants both in gardens and in pots. Many aloe species are highly decorative and are valued by collectors of succulents. Aloe vera is used both internally and externally on humans as folk or alternative medicine.[17] The Aloe species is known for its medicinal and cosmetic properties.[18] Around 75% of Aloe species are used locally for medicinal uses.[18] The plants can also be made into types of special soaps or used in other skin care products (see natural skin care).[19]

Numerous cultivars with mixed or uncertain parentage are grown. Of these, Aloe 'Lizard Lips' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[20]

Aloe variegata has been planted on graves in the belief that this ensures eternal life.[21]

Historical uses

Depiction of Aloe, labeled in Greek "ΑΛΟΗ" (Aloë) from the Juliana Anicia Codex, a copy, written in Constantinople in 515 AD, of Dioscorides' 1st century AD work.[22]

Historical use of various aloe species is well documented. Documentation of the clinical effectiveness is available, although relatively limited.[7][23]

Of the 500+ species, only a few were used traditionally as herbal medicines, Aloe vera again being the most commonly used species. Also included are A. perryi and A. ferox. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used Aloe vera to treat wounds. In the Middle Ages, the yellowish liquid found inside the leaves was favored as a purgative.[22] Unprocessed aloe that contains aloin is generally used as a laxative, whereas processed juice does not usually contain significant aloin.[24]

According to Cancer Research UK, a potentially deadly product called T-UP is made of concentrated aloe, and promoted as a cancer cure. They say "there is currently no evidence that aloe products can help to prevent or treat cancer in humans".[25]

Aloin in OTC laxative products

On May 9, 2002, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule banning the use of aloin, the yellow sap of the aloe plant, for use as a laxative ingredient in over-the-counter drug products.[26] Most aloe juices today do not contain significant aloin.

Chemical properties

According to W. A. Shenstone, two classes of aloins are recognized: (1) nataloins, which yield picric and oxalic acids with nitric acid, and do not give a red coloration with nitric acid; and (2) barbaloins, which yield aloetic acid (C7H2N3O5), chrysammic acid (C7H2N2O6), picric and oxalic acids with nitric acid, being reddened by the acid. This second group may be divided into a-barbaloins, obtained from Barbados Aloe, and reddened in the cold, and b-barbaloins, obtained from Aloe Socotrina and Zanzibar Aloe, reddened by ordinary nitric acid only when warmed or by fuming acid in the cold. Nataloin (2C17H13O7·H2O) forms bright-yellow scales, barbaloin (C17H18O7) prismatic crystals. Aloe species are used in essential oils as a safety measure to dilute the solution before they are applied to the skin.[27]

Flavoring

Aloe perryi, A. barbadensis, A. ferox, and hybrids of this species with A. africana and A. spicata are listed as natural flavoring substances in the US government Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.[28] Aloe socotrina is said to be used in yellow Chartreuse.[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aloe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Definition of ALOE". 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "aloe noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "ALOE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "The American Heritage Dictionary entry: Aloe".
  6. ^ a b WFO (2022): Aloe L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000001341. Accessed on: 06 Nov 2022
  7. ^ a b "Aloe Vera: Science and Safety". NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  8. ^ Salehi, Bahare; Albayrak, Sevil; Antolak, Hubert; Kręgiel, Dorota; Pawlikowska, Ewelina; Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi; Uprety, Yadav; Tsouh Fokou, Patrick Valere; Yousef, Zubaida; Amiruddin Zakaria, Zainul; Varoni, Elena Maria (2018-09-19). "Aloe Genus Plants: From Farm to Food Applications and Phytopharmacotherapy". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19 (9): 2843. doi:10.3390/ijms19092843. ISSN 1422-0067. PMC 6163315. PMID 30235891.
  9. ^ a b Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Asphodelaceae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  10. ^ Harper, Douglas (2021). "Aloe". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ^ Guo, Xiaoqing; Mei, Nan (2 April 2016). "Aloe vera: A review of toxicity and adverse clinical effects". J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 34 (2): 77–96. Bibcode:2016JESHC..34...77G. doi:10.1080/10590501.2016.1166826. PMC 6349368. PMID 26986231.
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  13. ^ Rodd, Tony; Stackhouse, Jennifer (2008). Trees: a Visual Guide. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 131. ISBN 9780520256507.
  14. ^ "Lomatophyllum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  15. ^ "Aloe americana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  16. ^ Manning, John; Boatwright, James S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Maurin, Olivier & Bank, Michelle van der (2014). "A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?". Systematic Botany. 39 (1): 55–74. doi:10.1600/036364414X678044. S2CID 86714657.
  17. ^ Woźniak, Anna; Paduch, Roman (2012-02-01). "Aloe vera extract activity on human corneal cells". Pharmaceutical Biology. 50 (2): 147–154. doi:10.3109/13880209.2011.579980. ISSN 1388-0209. PMID 22338121. S2CID 40123094.
  18. ^ a b Fentaw, Eshetu; Dagne, Kifle; Wondimu, Tigist; Demissew, Sebsebe; Bjorå, Charlotte S.; Grace, Olwen M. (2020-11-11). "Uses and perceived sustainability of Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) in the central and northern Highlands of Ethiopia". South African Journal of Botany. 147: 1042–1050. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2020.11.001. ISSN 0254-6299. S2CID 228929133.
  19. ^ Radha, Maharjan H.; Laxmipriya, Nampoothiri P. (2015-01-01). "Evaluation of biological properties and clinical effectiveness of Aloe vera: A systematic review". Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 5 (1): 21–26. doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2014.10.006. ISSN 2225-4110. PMC 4488101. PMID 26151005.
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  21. ^ Klopper, Ronell; Smith, Gideon. "Aloe genus L." PlantZAfrica. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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  27. ^ Orchard, Ané; Kamatou, Guy; Viljoen, Alvaro M.; Patel, Namita; Mawela, Patricia; van Vuuren, Sandy F. (2019-01-14). "The Influence of Carrier Oils on the Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of Essential Oils". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019: 1–24. doi:10.1155/2019/6981305. ISSN 1741-427X. PMC 6348851. PMID 30733812.
  28. ^ "§172.510 Natural flavoring substances and natural substances used in conjunction with flavors e-CFR".
  29. ^ John Tellman (1900) The Practical Hotel Steward, The Hotel Monthly, Chicago

Further reading

  • Carter, Susan (2011). Aloes : the definitive guide. British Cactus and Succulent Society. Richmond, Surrey, UK: Kew Pub. ISBN 9781842464397. OCLC 670480354.
  • Ben-Erik, Van Wyk; Smith, Gideon (2014). Guide to the aloes of South Africa (Third ed.). Pretoria, South Africa. ISBN 9781920217389. OCLC 897036340.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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