Haworthia parksiana
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Haworthia parksiana is a species of the genus Haworthia in the subfamily of the Affodill family (Asphodeloideae). The specific epithet parksiana erroneously honors a woman Parks, but actually refers to the Port Elizabeth Parks and Recreation Department in South Africa.
description
Haworthia parksiana grows stemless and sprouts. The 25 to 35 triangular to almost lanceolate, sharply bent back leaves form a rosette with a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters. The blackish green leaf blade is up to 1.5 to 3 inches long. Its tip is hardly pointed. The leaf surface is tiny warty.
The slender inflorescence reaches a length of up to 20 centimeters. It consists of a few narrow, whitish flowers that have a pale greenish vein.
Systematics and distribution
Haworthia parksiana is widespread in the South African province of Western Cape on the Groot Brak River .
The first description by Karl von Poellnitz was published in 1935.
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literature
- Martin Bruce Bayer , Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld : Haworthia parksiana . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 225 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 178.
- ^ Karl von Poellnitz: Key to the Genus Haworthia Duval . In: Cactus Journal . Volume 5, p. 34, Croydon 1935.
Web links
- Haworthia parksiana in the Red List of South African Plants
- Photos of Haworthia parksiana
- Flower of Haworthia parksiana