| Haworthiopsis limifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Haworthiopsis limifolia, formerly Haworthia limifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Haworthiopsis, native to southern Africa and first described in 1910.
Distribution
It is native to southeastern Africa (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga).
Varieties
It is a relatively widespread species, with several known varieties, including arcana, gigantea, glaucophylla, keithii, striata, ubomboensis.
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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.
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References
- ^ "Haworthiopsis limifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-10-17
- Haworthia limifolia - Haworthia Revisited
- Marloth, Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf. 1910. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa i. 409
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Haworthia limifolia var arcana
- Haworthia limifolia var gigantea
- Haworthia limifolia varieties - Haworthia Updates
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| Haworthiopsis limifolia | |
| Haworthia limifolia |
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