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Haworthia is a genus within the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae.The genus is named after the botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth.B. Bayer recognised approximately 60 species in a review of the genus in 2012, whereas other taxonomists are less conservative.
Tulista kingiana is a species of succulent plant, from the Western Cape, South Africa. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN global Red List. It was formerly classed in the genus Haworthia, as Haworthia kingiana. [3]
Haworthia magnifica is a succulent evergreen slow-growing species reaching a size of 40 cm in height. Its shape and brownish-greenish color serve to camouflage this plant on the ground. Its shape and brownish-greenish color serve to camouflage this plant on the ground.
Haworthia truncata, locally known as horse's teeth, is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia. [1] It is found in the Little Karoo region, in the far east of the Western Cape Province, South Africa .
It was previously named Haworthia maxima or Haworthia pumila. In some old records it is also occasionally listed as Haworthia margaritifera. [2] [3] It is the largest of the Tulista species (reaching up to 30 cm in height), and is classed with the other large species (T. marginata, T. minima and T. kingiana) in the "Robustipedunculares" subgenus
As one of the soft green group of Haworthias it is frequently confused with its relatives (e.g. Haworthia cooperi which shares a similar distribution range, as well as Haworthia mucronata and Haworthia marumiana to the west). A distinctive feature is the soft, "boat-shaped" leaves ("cymbiformis" actually means "boat-shaped").
Haworthia maraisii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodeloideae, found in the southwest Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has been treated as a variety of either Haworthia magnifica or Haworthia mirabilis , but is accepted as a full species in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families .
The species has several varieties, including var. hurlingii which is the smallest at up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. [ 2 ] It can generally be distinguished from similar looking species with pale, green foliage like Haworthia cymbiformis or Haworthia herbacea by the fact that its leaves are flat to convex in shape, [ 2 ] though due to the various ...