Labeled Aloe Vera Plant Parts Diagram

Processing aloe vera leaves.

Labeled aloe vera plant parts diagram. Other species such as aloe ferox are also cultivated or harvested from the wild. Link to original image. Aloe plants are not to be confused with agaves succulents of the agavacae.

The leaves are lance shaped meaning that they start wide and taper to a point. These strands contain exudates that may be coloured and which are discussed in chapter 3. The fruit of the plant is a capsule that opens vertically.

Although each capsule may contain many seeds the seeds of aloe vera. This product of the aloe plant is of great interest to many industries. Link to original image.

While it resembles a cactus it s actually a member of the lily family and related to the onion. Aloe vera has thick fleshy leaves. The mucilage which is of medicinal and cosmetic interest is.

The plant s seeds are 1 2 to 3 10 inch long dark brown and winged. Arrow head shows thin walled cells of bundle cap. The most widely known species is aloe vera or true aloe it is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.

Small pot plants which. Though the unusual shape of its leaves may make it look strange most of its parts are no different than those of other plants. Transverse section of part of leaf.