Haworthiopsis limifolia

Haworthiopsis limifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Tribe:	Aloeae
Genus:	Haworthiopsis
Species:	H. limifolia
Binomial name
Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley [1]
Synonyms [1]
Haworthia limifoliaMarloth

Haworthiopsis limifolia, formerly Haworthia limifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. ^{[2] [3]} It is native to southern Africa and first described in 1910. ^{[4] [5]}

Distribution

It is native to southeastern Africa (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga). ^{[1] [6]}

Varieties

It is a relatively widespread species, with several known varieties, including arcana, gigantea, glaucophylla, keithii, striata, ubomboensis. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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  The white-striped "striata" variety, from the Pongola region of northern KwaZulu Natal
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  The large "gigantea" variety, from Nongoma district, KwaZulu Natal
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  The light-coloured "keithii" variety, from the Ubombo mountains, Swaziland.
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  The smooth, blue-green glaucophylla variety from Barberton, South Africa.
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  The smooth, slender-leaved "ubomboensis" variety, from the Ubombo mountains, Swaziland.
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  Early development of flower stem.

References

1. "Haworthiopsis limifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 17 October 2017
2. "Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
3. "Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
4. Haworthia limifolia - Haworthia Revisited
5. Marloth, Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf. 1910. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa i. 409
6. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
7. Haworthia limifolia var arcana
8. Haworthia limifolia var gigantea
9. Haworthia limifolia varieties - Haworthia Updates