Haworthia gracilis
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Haworthia gracilis var. Tenera |
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Haworthia gracilis is a species of the genus Haworthia in the subfamily of the Affodill family (Asphodeloideae).
description
Haworthia gracilis grows stemless and sprouts. The 30 to 40 lanceolate-pointed, inwardly curved leaves form a rosette with a diameter of up to 6 centimeters. The leaf blade is pale grayish green. The top of the leaf is translucent between the veins. There are thin short thorns on the leaf margins
The inflorescence reaches a length of up to 302 centimeters and consists of 15 to 20 white flowers .
Systematics and distribution
Haworthia gracilis is common in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The first description by Karl von Poellnitz was published in 1929. A nomenclature synonym is Haworthia arachnoidea var. Gracilis (Poelln.) Halda (1997).
A distinction is made between the following varieties :
- Haworthia gracilis var. Gracilis
- Haworthia gracilis var. Isabellae (Poelln.) MBBayer
- Haworthia gracilis var. Picturata M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia gracilis var. Tenera (Poelln.) MBBayer
- Haworthia gracilis var. Viridis M.B.Bayer
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literature
- Martin Bruce Bayer , Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld : Haworthia gracilis . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 216 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl von Poellnitz: For the knowledge of the genera Haworthia Duv. and Gasteria Duv. In: Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis . Volume 27, numbers 9-15, 1929, p. 133 ( doi: 10.1002 / fedr.4870270903 ).
Web links
- Photos of Haworthia gracilis