It is an evergreen, succulent herb of avermeceae and aloe. In this genus, it is a rare edible species. There are many wild species, about 300. In Africa, there are as many as 250 varieties.
It belongs to the fleshy one, and its habits have many similarities with the fleshy one. I like acid, well drained and permeable soil. Like light, not shade. Like warm, winter to cold. Afraid of waterlogging, but drought resistance is better, so do not water.
It was originally mainly born in Africa, and later spread all over the world. In China, it is mainly distributed in the south, such as Taiwan Province, Sichuan Province, Guangdong Province, etc. In Yunnan Province, there are wild varieties of cultivation.
Its stem is shorter and smaller. Its leaves are nearly clustered, thick and about 15 to 35 cm long. There are teeth at the top and smaller teeth at the edge. Its scape is 60 to 90 cm high; racemes; perianth 2. 5 cm.