Biology:Haworthia floribunda

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Haworthia floribunda
Haworthia floribunda MBB Appelbos.jpg
H. floribunda in native habitat
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. floribunda
Binomial name
Haworthia floribunda
Poelln.

Haworthia floribunda is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia native to the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] It grows in rosettes with dark green, lanceolate leaves that curve or twist outward.[2] The leaves may be smooth or, in H. floribunda var. dentata, have small teeth.[3]

References

  1. "Haworthia floribunda Poelln., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 149 (1936).". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=277144. 
  2. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7. 
  3. Doreen Court (1 June 2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-90-5809-323-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1591726 entry