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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.
Linnaeus's Aloe species included two now placed in Haworthiopsis. The genus Haworthia was established by Henri Auguste Duval in 1809 for former Aloe species with smaller whitish two-lipped (bilabiate) flowers. Many additional taxa were later added, at both species and infraspecies ranks. This has been described as "causing a great deal of ...
Haworthiopsis reinwardtii, formerly Haworthia reinwardtii, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of the species of Haworthiopsis that is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.
Haworthiopsis attenuata, formerly Haworthia attenuata, commonly known as zebra haworthia, is a small species of succulent plant from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. As an ornamental , it is one of the most commonly cultivated of the Haworthiopsis species.
Haworthia magnifica is a species of the genus Haworthia belonging to the family Asphodelaceae. It is popular as an ornamental in cultivation, especially in the form of its unique and colourful variety, " splendens ".
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
Haworthia decipiens is frequently confused with its western relative, Haworthia arachnoidea and is both variable and hard to identify ("decipiens" = "deceptive"). Like its relatives, it has rosettes of dense succulent leaves, which dry and contract during drought, and are covered in soft bristles.