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Aloe herbacea Mill.
Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 18 1768.
Family: ALOACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 7: 40 1938.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 7: 40 1938.
Synonymy: 24 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haworthia herbacea var. flaccida M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Revisited 86 (1999)
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haworthia herbacea var. lupula M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Revisited 86 (1999)

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Haworthia herbacea var. paynei (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Revisited 87 (1999)
Synonymy: 3
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Haworthia herbacea group

  • Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn: var. herbacea has greenish-yellow reticulate leaves with translucent areas, margins and keel with firm spines. Distribution: Western Cape (Worcester-Robertson Karoo)
  • Haworthia herbacea var. flaccida M.B.Bayer: has smaller delicate rosettes. Distribution: Western Cape (Worcester-Robertson Karoo)
  • Haworthia herbacea var. lupula M.B.Bayer: has broader and shorter leaves, that are less rough-textured and finely flecked. Flowers pink. Distribution: Western Cape (Worcester-Robertson Karoo)
  • Haworthia herbacea var. paynei (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer: has smaller rosettes. Flowers pink above and white below. Distribution: Western Cape (Worcester-Robertson Karoo)
  • Haworthia papillosa Haw.: has raised pearly dots about 2 mm in diameter randomly speckled on both sides of the leaves. Distribution: Without locality, cultivated plants.



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