Gurcharan ji, beautiful photos. REgards, Mani. On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Aloe arborescens* Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: *Aloe* no. 3. 1768 > > An arborescent, branched shrub, up to 3 m tall, leaves in terminal rosette, > linear-lanceolate, up to 50 cm long and 5 cm broad, margin with firm pale > teeth; fls scarlet, 2.5-3 cm long, in dense up to 40 cm long racemes. > Planted in Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh in Delhi, photographed on 8 March, > 2011 > > Commonly grown as ornamental, but also used as medicinal like Aloe vera. > commonly used to treat burn wounds. Preliminary results show that it may > also be used in the treatment of cancer. > > Common names: Candelabra aloe, Candelabra plant, Octopus plant, torch plant > > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
