Haworthia bolusii is a species of Haworthia that was originally described by John Gilbert Baker in 1880.[2]

Haworthia bolusii
Haworthia bolusii plant in Hong Kong Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. bolusii
Binomial name
Haworthia bolusii
Synonyms[1]
  • Catevala bolusii (Baker) Kuntze
  • Haworthia arachnoidea var. bolusii (Baker) Halda
  • Haworthia blackbeardiana Poelln.
  • Haworthia inermis Poelln.
  • Haworthia batteniae C.L.Scott

It is closely related to the neighbouring species to the west, Haworthia decipiens, and it is native to the northern part of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.[1][3][4]

Varieties

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  • Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer – south central and south Cape Province to Free State.
  • Haworthia bolusii var. bolusii – south Cape Province
  • Haworthia bolusii var. pringlei (C.L.Scott) M.B.Bayer – south Cape Province[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Haworthia bolusii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  4. ^ Zietsman, P.C. & Smith, G.F. (2010). Occurrence of Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana in the Free State, South Africa. Bothalia 40: 58.