Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Asparagales (46)
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Aloe (12)
Epithet: striatula Haw. (1)
Synonyms: Aloe aurantiaca Baker, Aloe cascadensis Kuntze, Aloe macowanii Baker, Aloe subinermis Lem.
aurantiaca => orange-like, orange-coloured
macowanii => in honor of Peter MacOwan (1830-1909), British colonial botanist and teacher in South Africa
striatula => somewhat grooved or marked with parallel lines
subinermis => almost spineless