Author:Haw.
Family:Asphodelaceae -Aloaceae - Liliaceae.
Synonym:A.ellenbergeri,
A.aristata var. parvifolia,A.longiaristata,
A.aristata var.leiophylla.
Habitat:South Africa.
- The genus name Aloe comes from the Greek word for the dried juice of aloe leaves, which in turn was derived from earlier Sanskrit and Semitic words.