What is Aloe vera?
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Aloe vera | image = Aloe_vera_flower_inset.png | image_upright = 1.2 | image_caption = ''Aloe vera'' plant with flower detail inset | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Nicolaas Laurens Burman|Burm.f.]] |synonyms=*''Aloe barbadensis'' <small>Mill.</small> * ''Aloe barbadensis'' var. ''chinensis'' <small>Haw.</small> * ''Aloe chinensis'' <small>(Haw.) Baker</small> * ''Aloe elongata'' <small>Murray</small> * ''Aloe flava'' <small>Pers.</small> * ''Aloe indica''<small> Royle</small> * ''Aloe lanzae'' <small>Tod.</small> * ''Aloe maculata'' <small>Forssk.</small> (illegitimate) * ''Aloe perfoliata'' var. ''vera''<small> L. </small> * ''Aloe rubescens'' <small>DC.</small> * ''Aloe variegata'' <small>Forssk.</small> (illegitimate) * ''Aloe vera'' <small>Mill. (illegitimate)</small> * ''Aloe vera'' var. ''chinensis'' <small>(Haw.) A. Berger</small> * ''Aloe vera'' var. ''lanzae''<small> Baker</small> * ''Aloe vera'' var. ''littoralis'' <small>J.Koenig ex Baker</small> * ''Aloe vulgaris'' <small>Lam.</small> |synonyms_ref=<ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/18403421?tab=synonyms Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.] Tropicos.org</ref><ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-298116 Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. is an accepted name ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911124847/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-298116 |date=2017-09-11 }}. theplantlist.org</ref> }} [[File:Aloe vera MHNT.BOT.2011.3.95.jpg|thumb|''Aloe vera'' - [[Muséum de Toulouse]] (MHNT)]] '''''Aloe vera''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|oʊ|iː}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|oʊ}}) is a [[species]] of [[succulent plant]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Aloe]]''. It is originally from the [[Arabian Peninsula]] but it grows wild in [[Tropical climate|tropical climates]] around the world. It is a popular houseplant species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homeguides.sfgate.com/aloe-tropical-plant-67510.html| website = SFgate.com | last=Perkins | first = Cyndi | title= Is Aloe a Tropical Plant? | access-date= 13 February