[Taxacom] Taxonomy and phylogeny of the cultivated Aloe

[Heike Vibrans]

Well, what we think is Aloe vera certainly occurs naturalized here in 
Mexico, and is included in Floras. I personally consider it is a 
rather invasive plant in arid regiones. It can cover whole hills 
around here en some areas. You can look at pictures of populations at 
the Weeds of Mexico website at 
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/asphodelaceae/aloe-vera/fichas/pagina1.htm

Also, we have another redorange-flowered Aloe which is not quite as 
common, but also found in the wild, which I haven't identified yet. 
You can see pictures at 
http://jehuite.blogspot.com/2007/10/plantas-exticas-en-pea-de-bernal.html

If somebody out there knows what it is, a short e-mail to my address 
would be very much appreciated.

Regards,

Heike

  
> (7) It seems generally agreed that Aloe vera is never found in the 
>wild
> (it is the only Aloe species not CITES-appendicized!). It is 
>therefore
> usually not included in floras, not even in comprehensive ones like
>Flora of Egypt or Flora of Ethiopia. Are modern (newer than Reynolds
> 1950 and 1966) detailed descriptions of A. vera and other 
>economically
> important Aloes available anywhere?     
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Dra. Heike Vibrans Lindemann
Laboratorio de Etnobotánica
Postgrado en Botánica
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