Haworthia bolusii

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Haworthia bolusii
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Haworthia bolusii plant in Hong Kong Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. bolusii
Binomial name
Haworthia bolusii
Synonyms [1]
  • Catevala bolusii(Baker) Kuntze
  • Haworthia arachnoidea var. bolusii(Baker) Halda
  • Haworthia blackbeardianaPoelln.
  • Haworthia inermisPoelln.
  • Haworthia batteniaeC.L.Scott

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Haworthia bolusii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  4. Zietsman, P.C. & Smith, G.F. (2010). Occurrence of Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana in the Free State, South Africa. Bothalia 40: 58.