Haworthia zantneriana Poelln.

Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 9 cm diam., proliferous from the base. Leaves about 30, the young slightly recurved, the old ascending to spreading, with the leaf-tips little recurved, about 5 to 7 cm long, 6-8 mm broad, up to 3 mm thick, gradually narrowed from the base to the tip, lanceolate to subulate, light grey-green, or brownish-green, not shining; upper surface with about 5 tessellated connected lines, semi-pellucid, smooth, concave from the base to near the apex, remainder flat; lower surface convex, smooth, semi-pellucid, with about 8 parallel lines, also with large and very irregular sub-pellucid markings and spots; keel 1, centrally positioned near the tip of the leaf, smooth; margins rounded and smooth. Inflorescence about 22 cm tall; peduncle simple, terete, about 1 mm diam., 15 cm long, bracteate; sterile bracts 6 mm long, membranous, ovate, acuminate, erect, keeled; raceme about 7 cm long, with about 9 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 1 to 2 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 5 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with reddish-brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (shorter than the pedicels); pedicels 6 mm long, light green, erect; perianth white with pale green keels to the segments, 15 mm long, compressed at base, curved, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments with lobes free, more or less evenly disposed, recurved, spreading, white with fine light brown veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 6 and 7 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1 mm long, straight, not capitate.