Haworthia bolusii

Haworthia bolusii
Haworthia bolusii plant in Hong Kong Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Genus:	Haworthia
Species:	H. bolusii
Binomial name
Haworthia bolusii Baker
Synonyms[1]
Catevala bolusii (Baker) Kuntze Haworthia arachnoidea var. bolusii (Baker) Halda Haworthia blackbeardiana Poelln. Haworthia inermis Poelln. Haworthia batteniae C.L.Scott

Haworthia bolusii is a species of Haworthia that was originally described by John Gilbert Baker in 1880.[2]

It is closely related to the neighbouring species to the west, Haworthia decipiens, and it is native to the northern part of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.[1][3][4]

Varieties

• Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer – south central and south Cape Province to Free State.
• Haworthia bolusii var. bolusii – south Cape Province
• Haworthia bolusii var. pringlei (C.L.Scott) M.B.Bayer – south Cape Province[1]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Haworthia bolusii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
3. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
4. Zietsman, P.C. & Smith, G.F. (2010). Occurrence of Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana in the Free State, South Africa. Bothalia 40: 58.