ALOE VERA Living First-Aid Plant, Medicine Plant, Wand of Heaven, Burn Plant, Divine Healer Aloe vera barbadensis F. Asphodelaceae
ALOE VERA Living First-Aid Plant, Medicine Plant, Wand of Heaven, Burn Plant, Divine Healer Aloe vera barbadensis F. Asphodelaceae Description Erect perennial, originating from North Africa and the Mediterranean, with thick, very succulent, dagger shaped 30- 80cm long leaves, encircling a thick, central stem. The oldest and largest leaves are at the base, with leaves in the centre of the rosette formation being younger and smaller. Mature leaves can be 2-2.5cm thick and 6-10cm wide at the base, gradually tapering to a point at the apex. The upper leaf surface is flat or slightly dish-shaped and the lower surface rounded, with both surfaces being smooth to the touch. However, the margins of the leaf are armed with firm, spreading, triangular-shaped teeth 2-4mm long. Leaves on mature plants are a distinctive grey-green, due to the surface being covered by a greyish bloom, although during summer they can be greener and during winter they can take on a bronze tinge. I personall...
