"vera", and was described again in 1768 by Nicolaas Laurens Burman as "Aloe vera" in "Flora Indica" on 6 April and by Philip Miller as "Aloe barbadensis" some ten days after Burman in the "Gardener's Dictionary".
"A. vera" je prvi opisal Karl Linne v letu 1753 kot "Aloe perfoliata var.