Haworthia limifolia
| Haworthia limifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Haworthia |
| Species: | H. limifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Haworthia limifolia Marloth | |
Haworthia limifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Haworthia, native to southern Africa and first described in 1910.[1]
Distribution
It is native to southeastern Africa (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga).[2][3]
Varieties
It is a relatively widespread species, with several known varieties, including arcana, gigantea, keithii, striata, ubomboensis.
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The white-striped "striata" variety, from the Pongola region of northern KwaZulu Natal
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The large "gigantea" variety, from Nongoma district, KwaZulu Natal
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The light-coloured "keithii" variety.
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The smooth "ubomboensis" variety, from the Ubombo mountains, Swaziland.
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References
- ↑ Marloth, Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf. 1910. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa i. 409
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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