Haworthia arachnoidea var. setata (Haw.) M.B.Bayer

Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 4 to 13 cm diam., proliferous from the leaf axils and forming small clusters. Leaves about 60, the young erect, incurved, the old ascending, incurved, about 25-33 mm long, up to 12 mm broad near the base, up to 6 mm thick near the apex, oblong-lanceolate, not pellucid, green; upper surface turgid, smooth; lower surface rounded, smooth, keeled in the upper half, sometimes with two keels, toothed with 2-3 mm long translucent teeth; margins acute with teeth similar to those on the keel; end-awn up to 6 mm long, dentate. Inflorescence about 5-6 cm tall; peduncle simple, about 3 mm diam., about 36 mm long, bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, ovate, acuminate, about 15 mm long, erect, keeled; raceme about 20 cm long, lax, with about 35 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 6 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 5 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with broad brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 2 mm long, 1 mm diam., green, erect; perianth white with brownish-green keels to the segments, 14 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above; segments free to the base, tube curved; limb 2 lipped; posterior segments with lobes free, recurved, little spreading, pinkish-white with reddish-brown veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, pinkish-white with fine green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 6 and 7 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 3.75 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1.5 mm long, curved, capitate.