Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (Fl. Ind. 83. 1768.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Magueyes, Mona, ], Virgin Islands (exotic) (Anegada, Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (SW. Arabian Pen.),
Common Names: Aloe (Cuba), Aloe (L. Antilles), Aloe (Puerto Rico), Aloes (Dominican Republic), Aloës (L. Antilles), Aloes des jardins (Dominican Republic), Bitter aloes (Bahamas), Bitter aloes (Jamaica), Laloi (Haiti), L'alois (Haiti), Sábila (Cuba), Sábila (Dominican Republic), Sábila (Puerto Rico), Sempervivum (Jamaica), Sentebibu (L. Antilles), Sinkle Bible (Jamaica), Zábida (Cuba), Zábila (Dominican Republic), Závila (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Aloe barbadensis Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.), Aloe perfoliata L. var. vera L. (Sp. Pl. 320. 1753.), Aloe vulgaris Lam. (Encycl. 1: 86. 1783.),
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