rs72 on mon 16 feb 98

Virginia Prins on mon 16 feb 98

Prins off the top of her head says

trantarah South Africa Afrique de Sud Zout Afrika

rs72 on tue 17 feb 98

ALOE VERA TRIVIA QUESTION

I've been enjoying the discussion on Aloe vera. This is, along with the
jade plant, one of the most commonly grown succulents. Let's do a trivia
question.

What is the region of origin of the Aloe vera plant?

A. West Africa
B. South Africa
C. India
D. Mexico
E. Canary Islands
F. The region of origin is unknown

Bob (waiting for more rain in Maryland) Stewart
Southern Maryland (USDA Zone 7)
rs72@umail.umd.edu

Michael & Bambi Cantrell on tue 17 feb 98

I'll let this be my guess.
I'm wavering between west and south Africa, as there are some references of
it being used in Biblical times.
Dunno. Just a guess.

Bambi

Jane Burdekin on tue 17 feb 98

Ha, I thought I would be smart and look this one up in my book. The dumb
book doesn't say a thing about origin, tells a lot of other things but not
origin. I will have to guess Mexico from what I have heard before. Jane

jmd on tue 17 feb 98

I know this is wrong, but I've seen drawing of a plant that
looks like Aloe Vera in drawings of the Aztecs in Mexico.
Could it be?

June

pcporter on tue 17 feb 98

F. The region of origin is unknown

Jo Ellen Sharp on tue 17 feb 98

Likely origin of aloe vera (A. barbadensis) is Arabia or northern
Africa. Cleopatra is said to have used the plant as part of her beauty
regimen.
Aloe in general grows wild in Madagascar, Africa and the Arabian
Peninsula. ``The aloe of traditional medicines comes from a shrubby
African species,'' according to Botanica. It is a member of the
Liliaceae family, unlike agave, which has its own Agavaceae family, but
is sometimes confused with aloe.

Jo Ellen Sharp
Indianapolis
Zone 5

Digest Nancy Lewis on tue 17 feb 98

Probably "F", unknown. But I know they grow all over South Africa.
Nancy in St. Helens, OR who has too many aloes but can't bear to compost them.

What is the region of origin of the Aloe vera plant?

A. West Africa
B. South Africa
C. India
D. Mexico
E. Canary Islands
F. The region of origin is unknown >>

Tom & Donna Dawson on tue 17 feb 98

I will guess at region of origin is unknown for the A.vera...
Donna

Lee Ann Reiners on tue 17 feb 98

My guess is B...South Africa.
Lee Ann

michele on tue 17 feb 98

rs72 wrote:
Aloe isn't indigenous to North or South America so I'll take a stab at
B, South Africa.

Michele

Terry Vaughn on tue 17 feb 98

My guess would be F. The region of origin is unknown.

Terry

Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 4:37 PM
Subject: Aloe vera Trivia

michele on tue 17 feb 98

jmd wrote:
probably agave

Michele

Daniel S. Subrata on wed 18 feb 98

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Mary Allen on wed 18 feb 98

None of these, it comes from Mediterranean regions.
Mary.

Gaye Stanton on wed 18 feb 98

E. Canary Islands

Gaye
E.TN z6b