List of Aloe species
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This is a list of the species of the genus Aloe. As of November 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted about 590 species and hybrids. (Distributions below were taken from the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.)
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Aloe aaata T.A.McCoy & Lavranos – Saudi Arabia
Aloe aageodonta L.E.Newton – Kenya (Kitui Distr.)
Aloe abyssicola Lavranos & Bilaidi – S. Yemen (Jabal Al-Arays)
Aloe aculeata Pole-Evans – S. Zimbabwe to Limpopo
Aloe acutissima H.Perrier – Madagascar
Aloe adigratana Reynolds – Eritrea to N. Ethiopia
Aloe affinis A.Berger – Mpumalanga
Aloe africana Mill. – S. Cape Province
Aloe ahmarensis Favell, M.B.Mill. & Al-Gifri – S. Yemen
Aloe alaotrensis J.-P.Castillon
Aloe albida (Stapf) Reynolds – Mpumalanga to Swaziland
Aloe albiflora Guillaumin – S. Madagascar
Aloe albostriata T.A.McCoy, Rakouth & Lavranos – Central Madagascar
Aloe albovestita S.Carter & Brandham – Djibouti to N. Somalia
Aloe aldabrensis (Marais) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley – Aldabra
Aloe alexandrei Ellert – Comoros (W. Grand Comore)
Aloe alfredii Rauh – Central Madagascar
Aloe allochroa L.E.Newton & Mwadime
Aloe alooides (Bolus) Druten – Mpumalanga
Aloe ambigens Chiov. – Central Somalia
Aloe ambositrae J.-P.Castillon – E. Central Madagascar
Aloe ambrensis J.-B.Castillon – N. Madagascar
Aloe amicorum L.E.Newton – N. Kenya (Mt. Kulal)
Aloe ammophila Reynolds – Limpopo
Aloe ampefyana J.-B.Castillon – N. Central Madagascar (near Ampefy)
Aloe amudatensis Reynolds – Burundi to N.W. Kenya
Aloe analavelonensis Letsara, Rakotoar. & Almeda – Madagascar
Aloe andersonii van Jaarsv. & P.Nel – Mpumalanga
Aloe andongensis Baker – Angola
Aloe andringitrensis H.Perrier – S. Central Madagascar
Aloe angelica Pole-Evans – Limpopo
Aloe anivoranoensis (Rauh & Hebding) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley – N.E. Madagascar
Aloe ankaranensis Rauh & Mangelsdorff – N.W. Madagascar
Aloe ankoberensis M.G.Gilbert & Sebsebe – Ethiopia (Shewa Reg.)
Aloe anodonta T.A.McCoy & Lavranos – Somalia
Aloe × anosyana J.-P.Castillon – Madagascar
Aloe ansoultae Rebmann
Aloe antandroi (Decary) H.Perrier – S.W. & S. Madagascar
Aloe antoetrana J.-B.Castillon – Madagascar
Aloe antonii J.-B.Castillon – W. Madagascar
Aloe antsingyensis (Leandri) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley – W. Madagascar
Aloe arborescens Mill. – S. Tropical & S. Africa
Aloe archeri Lavranos – Kenya
Aloe arenicola Reynolds – W. & WS.W. Cape Province
Aloe argenticauda Merxm.
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