Haworthia bolusii is a species of Haworthia that was originally described by John Gilbert Baker in 1880.[2]
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| Haworthia bolusii plant in Hong Kong Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Haworthia |
| Species: | H. bolusii
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| Binomial name | |
| Haworthia bolusii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Haworthia bolusii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ^ Zietsman, P.C. & Smith, G.F. (2010). Occurrence of Haworthia bolusii var. blackbeardiana in the Free State, South Africa. Bothalia 40: 58.
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