Cat's Tail Aloe (Aloe castanea) – Benefits, Care & Growing Guide

Cat's Tail AloeAloe castanea

Also known as Chestnut Brown Aloe

Aloe castanea is a tree aloe native to South Africa, up to 10m tall, with long, recurved green leaves with small teeth and yellow to orange winter flowers.

Cat's Tail Aloe — (Aloe castanea) — Photograph © Sandra Falanga · CC-BY-NC

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Cat's Tail Aloe Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

Cat's Tail Aloe
Chestnut Brown Aloe

Cat's Tail Aloe Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Cat's Tail Aloe
Rank	Name
kingdom	Plantae
division	Tracheophyta
class	Liliopsida
order	Asparagales
family	Asphodelaceae
genus	Aloe
species	Aloe castanea