Haworthia lockwoodii

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Haworthia lockwoodii
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H. lockwoodii during its dormant, dry period
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. lockwoodii
Binomial name
Haworthia lockwoodii
Archibald
Haworthia lockwoodii - green and turgid after rains, showing the transparent panels in its leaf-tips. Haworthia lockwoodii - green after rains.jpg
Haworthia lockwoodii - green and turgid after rains, showing the transparent panels in its leaf-tips.

Haworthia lockwoodii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia . [1] Native to the Cape Province of South Africa, it was named for a local magistrate. [2]

Among Haworthia species H. lockwoodii is unusual in appearance during the dormant phase that it enters in times of drought; the external leaves dry out more or less, and lose their turgor. The wilted leaves often cover the plant entirely, which then appears to be almost dead. [3] During the wet season, this leaf cover absorbs water rapidly, becoming turgid and pale green. As shown in the illustrations, the shape and colour of the turgid leaves also show that the species is a window plant: its leaf tips have panels that are practically colourless and transparent, admitting light to the chloroplasts deep inside. [4]

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References

  1. "Haworthia lockwoodii Archibald, Fl. Pl. South Africa 20: t. 792 (1940)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  2. Urs Eggli; Leonard E. Newton (29 June 2013). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 139. ISBN   978-3-662-07125-0.
  3. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 275. ISBN   978-1-60469-357-7.
  4. Doreen Court (1 June 2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC Press. ISBN   978-90-5809-323-3.