Haworthia reticulata

Haworthia reticulata
Haworthia reticulata growing in cultivation in Cape Town
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. reticulata
Binomial name
Haworthia reticulata
(Haw.) Haw.

Haworthia reticulata is a species of succulent plant native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] The species has several varieties, including var. hurlingii which is the smallest at up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.[2]

It can generally be distinguished from similar looking species with pale, green foliage like Haworthia cymbiformis or Haworthia herbacea by the fact that its leaves are flat to convex in shape,[2] though due to the various ecotypes it is often difficult to tell them apart based on leaf morphology alone.[3]

Varieties

  • Haworthia reticulata var. reticulata
  • Haworthia reticulata var. attenuata M.B.Bayer
  • Haworthia reticulata var. hurlingii (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
  • Haworthia reticulata var. subregularis (Baker) M.B.Bayer

References

  1. ^ "Haworthia reticulata (Haw.) Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ a b Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
  3. ^ Bayer, M. B. (1972). "Natural Variation and Species Delimitation in HAWORTHIA Duval Part 1. HAWORTHIA RETICULATA (Haw.) Haworth". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 27 (1): 10–13. ISSN 0027-8858.


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