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Accepted Scientific Name: Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval
Pl. Succ. Horto Alencon. 7; Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 93. Duval
Origin and Habitat: Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Synonyms:
- Haworthia planifolia f. agavoides W.Triebner & Poelln.
Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval
Pl. Succ. Horto Alencon. 7; Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 93.
Synonymy: 33
- Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval
- Aloe cymbaefolia Schrad.
- Aloe cymbiformis Haw.
- Aloe hebes Schult.f.
- Catevala cymbiformis (Haw.) Kuntze
- Aloe cymbifolia Schrad.
- Apicra cymbifolia (Schrad.) Willd.
- Haworthia concava Haw.
- Haworthia cuspidata Haw.
- Aloe cuspidata (Haw.) Schult.f.
- Catevala cuspidata (Haw.) Kuntze
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. angustata Poelln.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. compacta W.Triebner
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. gracilidelineata (Poelln.) Pilbeam
- Haworthia bilineata var. gracilidelineata (Poelln.) Poelln.
- Haworthia gracilidelineata Poelln.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. pallida hort.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. planifolia (Haw.) Pilbeam
- Aloe planifolia (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. planifolia (Haw.) Baker
- Haworthia planifolia Haw.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. subarmata Poelln.
- Haworthia lepida G.G.Sm.
- Haworthia planifolia f. agavoides W.Triebner & Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia f. alta W.Triebner & Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia f. calochlora W.Triebner & Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia var. exulata Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia var. incrassata Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia var. longifolia Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia f. olivacea W.Triebner & Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia var. poellnitziana Resende
- Haworthia planifolia f. robusta W.Triebner & Poelln.
- Haworthia planifolia var. sublaevis Poelln.
Haworthia cymbiformis var. incurvula (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Handb. 124 (1976)
Synonymy: 2
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. incurvula (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia incurvula Poelln.
Haworthia cymbiformis var. obtusa (Haw.) Baker
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 209 (1880)
Synonymy: 6
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. obtusa (Haw.) Baker
- Haworthia obtusa Haw.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. umbraticola (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia umbraticola Poelln.
- Haworthia umbraticola var. hilliana (Poelln.) Poelln.
- Haworthia hilliana Poelln.
Haworthia cymbiformis var. ramosa (G.G.Sm.) M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Revisited 60 1999.
Synonymy: 3
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. ramosa (G.G.Sm.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. ramosa (G.G.Sm.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia ramosa G.G.Sm.
Haworthia cymbiformis var. reddii (C.L.Scott) M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Revisited 61 (1999)
Synonymy: 2
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. reddii (C.L.Scott) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia reddii C.L.Scott
Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Revisited 62 (1999)
Synonymy: 4
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. obesa (Poelln.) Pilbeam
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. obesa Poelln.
Haworthia cymbiformis var. transiens (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
Haworthia Handb. 162 (1976).
Synonymy: 7
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. transiens (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia planifolia var. transiens Poelln.
- Haworthia transiens (Poelln.) M.Hayashi
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. brevifolia W.Triebner & Poelln.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. multifolia W.Triebner
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. multifolia (W.Triebner) Pilbeam
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. translucens W.Triebner & Poelln.
Haworthia cymbiformis f. variegata
Description: This forms has nice large flattened rosettes.
Leaves: Light green to dark grenn, somewhat windowed, very wide and soft to the touch.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Haworthia cymbiformis group
Haworthia cuspidata Haw.: supposedly a cross between Haworthia retusa and Haworthia cymbiformis.- Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval: has very plump and juicy leaves which are swollen with stored water. It comes from a wide area, and is very variable. Distribution: East London to Port Elizabeth, and Adelaide and Committees on the Fish River.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. gracilidelineata (Poelln.) Pilbeam: has small tightly clustered, rosettes up to 3 cm in diameter. Leaves incurved almost completely tranlucent.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. incurvula (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer: has narrow, incurved leaves, with rounded tranlucent teeth. Distribution: Grahamstown , Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. obtusa (Haw.) Baker: Distribution: Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. pallida hort.: Pale form with yellowhis-green leves. Origin: Plants so-named are known only in cultivation.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. planifolia (Haw.) Pilbeam: always grows at an acute angle, often with the rosette almost perpendicular; it usually grows in shade but reddens if in the sun.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. ramosa (G.G.Sm.) M.B.Bayer: it is a shortly caulescent form with smaller rosettes.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. reddii (C.L.Scott) M.B.Bayer: Distribution: Fort Beaufort, ), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. transiens (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer: has translucent green leaves 1,5-2,5 cm long each with 8-10 longitudinal stripes. In ful sun the leaves tend to take a red brown colouring. Margin finely toothed. Distribution: Baviaanskloof and Langkloof , Eastern Cape.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. umbraticola (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer: has leaf-tips with large clear areas with dark green lines.
- Haworthia cymbiformis f. variegata: has soft, juicy and glassy (almost transparent) leaves which are nicely variegated with light-green and white longitudinal strips with varying amounts of variegation.
- Haworthia planifolia f. agavoides W.Triebner & Poelln.: has large flattened rosettes with very wide leaves.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Urs Eggli “Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons” Springer, 2001
2) Charles L. Scott “The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision” Aloe Books, 1985
3) Stuart Max Walters “The European Garden Flora: Pteridophyta, Gymbospermae, Angiospermae-Monocotyledons” Cambridge University Press, 1984
4) M. B. Bayer “The new Haworthia handbook” National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, 1982
5) John Pilbeam “Haworthia and Astroloba: A Collector's Guide” B. T. Batsford Limited, 1983
6) Gordon D. Rowley “The illustrated encyclopedia of succulents” Crown Publishers, 01/Aug/1978
7) Linda R. Berg “Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment” Cengage Learning, 02/Mar/2007
8) Dieter J. Von Willert “Life strategies of succulents in deserts: with special reference to the Namib desert” CUP Archive, 1992
9) A. J. van Laren “Succulents other than cacti” Abbey San Encino Press, 1934
10) Walther Haage “Cacti and succulents: a practical handbook” Dutton, 1963
11) Adrian Hardy Haworth “A new Arrangement of the Genus Aloe, with a chronological Sketch of the progressive Knowledge of that Genus, and of other succulent Genera.” In: Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Band 7, Nummer 1, London 1804
Cultivation and Propagation: There's no difference in cultivation from usual Haworthia cymbiformisSN|975]]SN|975]] type. Though it grows more slowly.
Exposure: Needs light shade to shade.
Watering needs: regular water (They enjoy a little water during winter period too) but do not overwater as they will most likely wind up with root rot, and do not water again until dry! Hardy to -1°C.
Propagation: Offsets (New plants are produced basally between the leaves)
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