- Family: Asphodelaceae Juss.
- Genus: Haworthiopsis G.D.Rowley
Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley
- Genus: Haworthiopsis G.D.Rowley
[FZ]
Aloaceae, S. Kativu. Flora Zambesiaca 12:3. 2001
- Morphology General Habit
- Acaulescent perennial herb, suckering from the base to form dense clusters of plants.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves spreading-ascending in a compact rosette to c. 12 cm in diameter; lamina 3–10 cm long, 2–4 cm wide at the base, deltoid and tapering to a sharp point, thick and stiff, uniformly bright green, ridged or ± smooth on both surfaces, obscurely keeled towards the apex on the lower surface, margin lightly ridged.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence simple, erect to 35 cm high; peduncle up to 20 cm long with a few scattered sterile bracts below the raceme. Raceme to 15 cm long, laxly flowered, bracteate; bracts c. 3 × 1.5 mm, deltoid-acute, membranous; pedicels 4–6 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth c. 14 mm long, cylindrical, c. 3.5 mm in diameter across the ovary, narrowing towards the mouth, two-lipped; segments white with a greenish-brown midrib, upper segments ± straight and erect, lower segments with tips recurved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology
- Stamens and stigma included.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule and seeds not seen.
Native to:
KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
- Haworthiopsis limifolia var. arcana (Gideon F.Sm. & N.R.Crouch) G.D.Rowley
- Haworthiopsis limifolia var. gigantea (M.B.Bayer) G.D.Rowley
- Haworthiopsis limifolia var. glaucophylla (M.B.Bayer) G.D.Rowley
- Haworthiopsis limifolia var. limifolia
- Haworthiopsis limifolia var. ubomboensis (I.Verd.) G.D.Rowley
Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Alsterworthia Int., Special Issue 10: 4 (2013)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora Zambesiaca
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