Also known as ALOE, BARBADOS ALOE OR CURAÇAO ALOE, is a succulent plant of the subfamily Asphodelaceae within the family Xanthorrhoea Acaule or short-stemmed, leafy, stoloniferous with a stem up to 30 cm, erect without side shoots, the leaves measure 40-50 by 5-8 cm and are densely packed into a basal rosette of up to 20 leaves.