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Asphodelaceae

Called “Aloe family” in GBIF

Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. This family is accepted by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species. The type genus is Asphodelus.

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New fungal disease found rotting aloe vera plant tips in India

If you grow aloe vera on a sunny windowsill or in a garden bed, knowing what causes mushy, rottin...

PubMed → · research article

Journal issues correction notice for earlier aloe vera gene study

If you've read about scientists editing aloe genes to boost its medicinal compounds, this notice ...

PubMed → · research article

Gene editing reveals how aloe vera builds its key medicinal molecules

Aloe vera on your windowsill makes its famous soothing gel and bitter compounds through a precise...

What science is finding about Asphodelaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

Traditional African plants show promise for fighting gum inflammation

These are the same plants used for generations in traditional medicine across southern Africa, and this study gives real lab...

Aloe greatheadii medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Ashwagandha extract kills wound bacteria in livestock trials

The ashwagandha you might grow as an ornamental or the prickly chaff flower weed at the edge of a pasture both carry compounds...

Aloe vera medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

New fungal disease found rotting aloe vera plant tips in India

If you grow aloe vera on a sunny windowsill or in a garden bed, knowing what causes mushy, rotting tips helps you catch and...

Aloe vera plant-disease / invasive-species

Journal issues correction notice for earlier aloe vera gene study

If you've read about scientists editing aloe genes to boost its medicinal compounds, this notice just fixes a technical error...

Aloe vera crispr / medicinal-plants

Rhubarb-family plant compounds may target a liver cancer gene

The tart rhubarb stalks in your garden and the aloe on your windowsill both produce anthraquinones, the same class of compound...

Aloe medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Gene editing reveals how aloe vera builds its key medicinal molecules

Aloe vera on your windowsill makes its famous soothing gel and bitter compounds through a precise biochemical relay that...

Aloe vera crispr / medicinal-plants

Phytochemistry, Bioavailability, and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Multitarget Anticancer Activity of Aloe vera.

That unpretentious potted aloe on your windowsill — the one you snap open for burns — turns out to contain compounds that...

Aloe vera medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Dietary plant extracts reduce methane emission and modulate rumen microbial functionality in Merino lambs.

Plants in your garden — like aloe vera — may hold the key to reducing livestock's contribution to climate change, meaning...

Aloe vera climate-adaptation / crop-improvement