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Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa (Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa). [1]Like aloes and gasteria they are members of the subfamily Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble miniature aloes, except in their flowers, which are distinctive in appearance.
Haworthia angustifolia is a species of Haworthia [1] from the eastern Cape Province. It is an evergreen succulent plant with short leaves arranged in rosettes of 8 cm in diameter. The leaves, about 20, are upright, acuminate and lanceolate, 3–6 cm long and 6–12 mm wide. [2] A large clump in the United States Botanic Garden, Washington DC.
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 .
Haworthia floribunda is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia native to the Cape Province of South Africa. [1] It grows in rosettes with dark green, lanceolate leaves that curve or twist outward. [2] The leaves may be smooth or, in H. floribunda var. dentata, have small teeth. [3]
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In this form, it is similar to other retuse haworthias (e.g. Haworthia retusa, Haworthia bayeri, Haworthia springbokvlakensis, Haworthia pygmaea, Haworthia mirabilis and Haworthia magnifica). A distinctive feature is the convex shape of the leaf faces. The faces appear to bulge upwards, with the leaf tips bent back downwards.
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