Haworthia cooperi

Haworthia cooperi
	Haworthia cooperi
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Grass trees (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Subfamily :	Affodilla family (Asphodeloideae)
Genre :	Haworthia
Type :	Haworthia cooperi
Scientific name
	Haworthia cooperi
	Baker

Haworthia cooperi is a species of the genus Haworthia in the subfamily of the Affodil family (Asphodeloideae).

description

Haworthia cooperi has no trunk and sprouts frequently. The 20 to 40 upright, elongated, lanceolate, rapidly tapering leaves form a rosette with a diameter of up to 12 centimeters. The bluish green, slightly translucent, fleshy leaf blade is swollen. Its tip is pointed or trimmed. The leaf surface usually has reddened veins. Exposed leaves turn purple in color. The marginal thorns , if any, are shorter than 2 millimeters.

The compact, strong inflorescence reaches a length of up to 20 centimeters and consists of 20 to 30 closely spaced white flowers .

Systematics and distribution

Haworthia cooperi is widespread in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The first description by John Gilbert Baker was published in 1871.

A distinction is made between the following varieties :

Haworthia cooperi var. Cooperi
Haworthia cooperi var. Dielsiana (Poelln.) MBBayer
Haworthia cooperi var. Gordoniana (Poelln.) MBBayer
Haworthia cooperi var. Leightonii (GGSN). MBBayer
Haworthia cooperi var. Pilifera (Baker) MBBayer
Haworthia cooperi var. Truncata (H. Jacobsen) MBBayer
Haworthia cooperi var. Venusta (CLScott) MBBayer

proof

literature

Martin Bruce Bayer , Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld : Haworthia cooperi . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 213-214 .

Individual evidence

↑ In: W. Wilson Saunders (Ed.): Refugium Botanicum; or, Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens of Little Known of New Plants of Botanical Interest . Volume 4, London 1871, plate 233 ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Haworthia cooperi - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Haworthia cooperi var. Cooperi in the Red List of South African Plants
Haworthia cooperi var. Dielsiana in the Red List of South African Plants
Haworthia cooperi var. Gordoniana in the Red List of South African Plants
Haworthia cooperi var. Pilifera in the Red List of South African Plants
Haworthia cooperi var. Truncata in the Red List of South African Plants
Haworthia cooperi var. Venusta in the Red List of South African Plants

[1] In: W. Wilson Saunders (Ed.): Refugium Botanicum; or, Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens of Little Known of New Plants of Botanical Interest . Volume 4, London 1871, plate 233 ( online ).