ause it is used in many skin products and cosmetics. The plant is used in sunblock, and burn relief creams. It is also found in bandages and mens and womens shaving creams. These are just some examples of some of the many practical and everyday uses for the Aloe Vera plant. Many people keep the plant in their kitchen, and in the case of a cut or burn they simply break a leaf in half and spread the medicinal gel onto the affected area.Life Cycle: The flowers can be bisexual or regular. The plant reproduces as most angiosperms do, but using pollen from their flowers. The pollen is usually carried either by the wind, or by insect from the male flower (containing the pollen) to a female flower for fertilization.Description: This group is known for having storage organs that are usually bulbs, corns or rhizomes. They usually have low stems or no stems at all. The flowers (if any) are found characteristically in a raceme at the top of a stalk. The yellow flowers are borne on the stalks, which in some species of Aloe can be up to about three feet tall. The leaves are usually toothed or spiny at the margin, and are hollow, containing the medicinal gel. (Mabberley, 1997)Habitat: The Aloe Vera plant is found growing throughout Africa, around the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, and in many countries in South America. (Chinery, 1966) The plant was originally discovered growing in Africa, and so the warmer climates of the southern hemisphere are obviously the environment it prefers, although it can survive in flower pots in peoples homes, throughout the world....
