Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum (Oberm. & D.S.Hardy) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Species

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Characteristics

Plants caulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette not or very slowly proliferous from a bud in the axil of a lower leaf. Leaves about 25, the young erect, firm, the old ascending, spreading, tips recurved, up to 7 cm long, 20 mm broad near the base, up to 10 mm thick, ovate to lanceolate, dark purplish brown; upper surface flat to rounded, with small glossy translucent tubercles arranged in irregular wavy transverse bands; lower surface rounded with transverse rows of small shiny translucent tubercles; margins rounded from the base to about the middle of the leaf, acute above, tubercled. Inflorescence about 36 cm tall; peduncle simple, about 19 cm long, bracteate; raceme about 17 cm long, lax, with about 30 spirally arranged flowers and buds, two to three open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 2 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (shorter than the pedicels); pedicels 3 mm long, 1.5 mm diam., grey-green, recumbent erect; perianth white with grey-green keels to the segments, 11 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above; segments free to the base, straight, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments with lobes free, recurved, little spreading, white with green veins; exterior part recurved, little spreading, replicate, with green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 8 and 9 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 2.5 mm long, 1.5 mm diam., green; style 3 mm long, capitate.
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Succulent, perennial herb, up to 360 mm (inflorescence) tall, caulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette. Leaves firm, with small, glossy, translucent tubercles arranged in irregular wavy transverse bands. Flowers white with grey-green keels to segments.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.36
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum unspecified picture

Distribution

Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77142519-1
WFO ID wfo-0001340587
COL ID 6LFBG
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Synonyms

Haworthia koelmaniorum Tulista koelmaniorum Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum Haworthia limifolia var. koelmaniorum

Lower taxons

Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum var. mcmurtryi Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum var. koelmaniorum