Haworthia bolusii
Appearance
Haworthia bolusii | |
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Haworthia bolusii plant in Hong Kong Park | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Haworthia |
Species: | H. bolusii
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Binomial name | |
Haworthia bolusii | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Haworthia bolusii is a species of Haworthia that was originally described by John Gilbert Baker in 1880.[2]
It is closely related to the neighbouring species to the west, Haworthia decipiens, and it is native to the northern part of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.[1][3][4]
Varieties
- Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer - south central and south Cape Province to Free State.
- Haworthia bolusii var. bolusii - south Cape Province
- Haworthia bolusii var. pringlei (C.L.Scott) M.B.Bayer - south Cape Province
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Haworthia bolusii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ Zietsman, P.C. & Smith, G.F. (2010). Occurrence of Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana in the Free State, South Africa. Bothalia 40: 58.