Haworthiopsis limifolia

Haworthiopsis limifolia, formerly Haworthia limifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Haworthiopsis, native to southern Africa and first described in 1910.[2][3]

Haworthiopsis limifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Tribe: Aloeae
Genus: Haworthiopsis
Species:
H. limifolia
Binomial name
Haworthiopsis limifolia
(Marloth) G.D.Rowley[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Haworthia limifolia Marloth

Distribution

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It is native to southeastern Africa (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga).[1][4]

Varieties

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It is a relatively widespread species, with several known varieties, including arcana, gigantea, glaucophylla, keithii, striata, ubomboensis.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Haworthiopsis limifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-10-17
  2. ^ Haworthia limifolia - Haworthia Revisited
  3. ^ Marloth, Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf. 1910. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa i. 409
  4. ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  5. ^ Haworthia limifolia var arcana
  6. ^ Haworthia limifolia var gigantea
  7. ^ Haworthia limifolia varieties - Haworthia Updates