Gonialoe is a genus of three species that were previously included in the genus Aloe. The name Gonialoe is derived from the Greek 'gonia', meaning ‘an angle’ and the genus name Aloe, in which these plants were originally described, i.e. ‘aloes with angled leaves’. It likely refers to the leaves that are v-shaped (or angled) in cross-section, which is unlike the smoothly rounded leaves (in cross-section) of most other aloes.
