Haworthia parksiana

Haworthia parksiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. parksiana
Binomial name
Haworthia parksiana
Poelln.

Haworthia parksiana is a species of succulent plant native to the Western Cape of South Africa.[1] Regarded as the smallest and one of the rarest types of Haworthia in the wild,[2] it is thought to be most closely related to Haworthia floribunda.[3] It grows in rosettes up to about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter,[4] and is often hidden in the ground.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Haworthia parksiana Poelln". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Weightman, Bill (1978). "An Example of Convergent Evolution". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 33 (2): 31–32. ISSN 0027-8858.

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