Haworthia viscosa
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Haworthia viscosa is a species of the genus Haworthia in the subfamily of the Affodil family (Asphodeloideae).
description
Haworthia viscosa grows in a stem-forming manner, sprouts and reaches heights of up to 30 centimeters with diameters of up to 8 centimeters. The 20 to 60 spread out, triangular leaves are closely arranged in three rows on the shoot. The leaf blade is up to 5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. The leaf surface is rough. The leaf tips are spread out and stinging.
The sparsely branched, loose inflorescence reaches a length of 15 to 20 centimeters and consists of eight to 15 flowers . The upside-down flower tube is curved and the inner tepals are rolled back.
Systematics and distribution
Haworthia viscosa is widespread in the South African provinces of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape in the Little Karoo .
The first description as Aloe viscosa by Carl von Linné in Species Plantarum was published in 1753. Adrian Hardy Haworth placed the species in the genus Haworthia in 1812 .
There are numerous synonyms .
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literature
- Martin Bruce Bayer , Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld : Haworthia viscosa . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , pp. 230 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carl von Linné: Species Plantarum . 1st edition, Lars Salvius, Stockholm 1753, p. 322 ( online ).
- ^ Adrian Hardy Haworth: Synopsis plantarum succulentarum cum descriptionibus synonymis locis, observationibus anglicanis culturaque . R. Taylor, London 1812, p. 90 ( online ).
Web links
- Haworthia viscosa var. Viscosa in the Red List of South African Plants