Haworthia parksiana Poelln.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Haworthia

Characteristics

Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 20 to 25 mm diam., proliferous from the base. Leaves about 12, 15 to 20 mm long, 6 to 7 mm broad, about 3 mm thick, ovate-elongate, acute or subacute, green, not shining, erect, recurved towards the apex; upper surface flat or with a central line arising midway; end-area triangular, falcate, 6 to 8 mm long, 4 to 5 mm broad at the base, more shining and more green than the remainder of the plant, with numerous equally coloured, blunt, somewhat shining minute tubercles; keel 1, centrally positioned in the upper third; margins smooth in the lower portion, towards the apex set with minute tuberculoid teeth; back rounded, smooth. Inflorescence about 230 mm long, simple, 1 mm diam., bracteate, sterile bracts membranous, ovate, abruptly long, keeled; raceme up to 60 mm long, with about 5 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 1 open at a time; floral bracts membranous, 4 mm long, deltoid, acuminate, keeled with brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (equal in length to the pedicels); pedicels 4 mm long, 1 mm diam., brownish-green, erect; perianth white with green keels to the segments, 14 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 2 mm above, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments obtuse, with tips slightly recurved, not spreading, white with green veins; exterior part recurved, not spreading, white with green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths, 6 and 7 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, 1.75 mm diam.; style 1.25 mm long, capitate.
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Acaulescent succulent with small, compact rosettes to 3 cm diam. Leaves abruptly recurved, dark green, rough. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.05
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
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Images

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Distribution

Haworthia parksiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000652379
COL ID 3JWSG
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Synonyms

Haworthia parksiana