Haworthia rossouwii Poelln.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Haworthia

Characteristics

Leaves erect-spreading, 4.5-5 cm long, 15-20 mm broad, broadly-lanceolate, acuminate, bright green, dull, face of leaf flat, convex in the upper part; back of leaf rounded, keeled from the middle or towards the tip, sometimes with 2 keels, with tubercled, somewhat shining flecks and often with some concolorous tubercles in the upper part; the end-area of leaf-face somewhat pellucid about 20-22 mm long, 15-20 mm broad at base, triangular, long-acuminate, with shining, pellucid teeth, the teeth usually more prominent towards the margins, and with age, becoming roughened with numerous, concolorous low tubercles, with 3 longer green lengthwise lines and some shorter ones; margins and keel with glistening, sometimes concolorous, to 2 mm long teeth; end-bristle 5-7 mm long with distinct, minute side bristles.
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Images

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Distribution

Haworthia rossouwii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536188-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653218
COL ID 3JWT2
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Synonyms

Haworthia rossouwii

Lower taxons

Haworthia rossouwii var. calcarea Haworthia rossouwii var. petrophila Haworthia rossouwii var. minor Haworthia rossouwii var. elizeae Haworthia rossouwii var. rossouwii