Aloe vera is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant of the lily family, with clustered, large and plump leaves.
At the same time, there are many varieties of aloe vera in various shapes and sizes, do you know what are the varieties of aloe vera? Together with the editor to enjoy it!
Cura?ao Aloe Vera:
The big name Cura?ao Aloe Vera, with high medicinal value, can be eaten and can also be used for beauty.
There are generally no spots, which is the point of differentiation from Chinese Aloe Vera, and the plant is shorter, which is the point of differentiation from Mullein Aloe Vera.
Cura?ao seedlings have spots, which gradually disappear as they grow up.
Mullein Aloe:
Mullein Aloe, also known as Japanese Aloe, Mullein Aloe, Upright Aloe, Woody Aloe, etc., is characterized by taller plants with longer stalks and no spots.
Medicinal value is very high, the beauty effect is general, can be eaten, the taste is very bitter, not easy to eat more, the rhizome is slightly toxic.
Chinese Aloe:
Chinese Aloe, also known as Chinese Aloe, Longhorn, Oil Onion, etc., shorter stalks, shorter plant plants, the white mottling on the leaf surface is the point of difference with the Kula Lock.
Can be eaten, the bitter flavor is not as strong as other varieties, the taste is better, but the medicinal value is not as good as Muli Aloe Vera and Cura?ao Aloe Vera.
Beauty effect is stronger than Aloe Muli and equal to Aloe Cura?ao.
Keeping this is basically for beauty.
The middle sheet is indeed soap aloe vera, easy to change color, shade will become very verdant, the sun will become dark green or purple, the obvious characteristics of the spots and thorns.
Soapwort Aloe:
Soapwort Aloe, large leaves, mottled very gorgeous is its characteristics, high ornamental, slightly toxic, generally not recommended for food, but almost no bitter taste, because of its sap is alkaline, but also can be used for gastric acidity, peptic ulcers and other diseases, cosmetic effect in general, mainly for ornamental.
Aloe nocturnum:
Aloe nocturnum, a common ornamental aloe vera, with broad, short, relatively dense, and conspicuously serrated leaves.
Low medicinal value, almost no cosmetic effect, slightly toxic, not recommended for food or external use, usually for ornamental purposes only.
Cape Aloe:
Cape Aloe is largely similar to Aloe Mullein, but the leaves are wider and shorter than those of Aloe Mullein, with sharp serrations, and the plant is shorter than Aloe Mullein.
Darker in color than other aloes.
High medicinal value, but not recommended for raw food, usually dry and take its granules for medicine, not recommended for external use in beauty.
To add, the Cape and the Nightshade are more similar, the main identification method is to see whether there are lateral branches, the Cape is no lateral branches.
Additionally, Aloe vera is relatively short, Cape Aloe vera is generally taller, large ones can grow up to 5-6 meters.
The above is a detailed description of the varieties of Aloe Vera, as long as you read the above information in detail, distinguishing Aloe Vera is not a problem.
Aloe vera can not only beauty, ornamental value is also very high, one thing to keep in mind, some aloe vera is only ornamental do not have to use, must not be mistaken!