PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASPARAGALES / ASPHODELACEAE / ALOOIDEAE / HAWORTHIA / MUCRONATA / MUCRONATA
Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 6-8 cm diam., proliferous from the base and forming clusters. Leaves about 35, the young erect, ± incurved, the old ascending, incurved, about 40 mm long, the lower end about 12 mm broad, up to 12 mm thick near the tip, variable, oblanceolate to oblong, tip bluntish, swollen and rounded; upper surface concave below, turgid near the apex, the pellucid part about 15 mm long, with about 10 reddish-brown longitudinal face lines, one reaching the tip, the remainder becoming progressively shorter; also with an elevated or swollen line extending from the leaf-tip to about the middle of the leaf; lower surface convex, the pellucid area about 8 mm long, with ± 15 reddish lines which are only visible in the pellucid area, pale green below, becoming reddish-brown above, ± shining; keel 1, in the upper part of the leaf, rounded, smooth; margins acute below, rounded above, with 0.25 mm long pellucid teeth; end-awn about 8 mm long, smooth. Inflorescence about 16 cm tall; peduncle about 10 cm long, simple, terete, about 2 mm diam., bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, 7 mm long, ovate, abruptly long acuminate, erect, keeled; raceme about 6 cm long, lax, with about 17 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 2 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 5 mm long, deltoid, keeled with broad brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 2 mm long, 1 mm diam., light green, erect; perianth white with pinkish keels to the segments, 14 mm long, curved, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments little recurved, little spreading, white with light brown veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, keeled with greyish veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 7 and 8 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 5 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1 mm long, straight, capitate. Flowering: August through September, often into October. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia altilinea Haw.
Producing basal offsets and forming larger clumps. Rosette: acaulescent, 35-50 mm diam. Leaves: numerous, 35-60, fleshy, erect incurved to somewhat spreading, 20-30 mm long, 7-10 mm broad, 1.5-3.5 mm thick. Leaf colour: pale green. Margins: translucent, bristled. Bristles: translucent, 3-7 per cm, 1.5-3 mm long. Back with 1-2 bristled keels. Bristles: translucent, 3-7 per cm, 1.5-3 mm long. Leaf-tip: with end-bristle, 5-10 mm long. From: Breuer, I. 2003. Beschreibung einiger neuer Haworthia-taxa. Avonia 21(3): 45-65. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia tradouwensis Breuer
Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is up to 12 cm diam., proliferous from the base and forming small clusters. Leaves about 50, the young erect, incurved, the older spreading, little incurved, about 4.5 cm long, about 9 mm broad, and up to 6 mm thick in the middle, oblong to lanceolate, or nearly ovate to lanceolate-acuminate, green; upper surface flat to turgid with about 8 green pellucid tessellated connected lines, smooth, with a smooth not prominent longitudinal line; lower surface convex, smooth, semi-pellucid, with 4 or 5 tessellated connected lines; keel(s) 1, or 2, centrally positioned, the second when present, near the margins, smooth; margins acute, smooth or with a few irregularly distributed teeth; end-awn smooth, about 10 mm long. Inflorescence about 48 cm tall; peduncle simple, about 28 cm long, terete, about 2 mm diam., bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, ovate, about 5 mm long, erect, keeled; raceme about 20 cm long, lax, with about 35 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 10 to 12 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 5 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with reddish-brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (shorter than the pedicels); pedicels 6 mm long, 1.5 mm diam., green, erect; perianth white, with green keels to the segments, 15 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped; tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments recurved, spreading, white with fine brown veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, white with brown veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 7 and 8 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 3.5 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1 mm long, straight, not capitate. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia mclarenii Poelln.
It has been distributed under the name of H. arachnoidea var. setata because it looks like H. setata at a first glance. It is an intermediate form between H. setata and H. mucronata sensu Bayer, concerning the floral characters as well as the leaf characters. From: Breuer, I. 2003. Beschreibung einiger neuer Haworthia-taxa. Avonia 21(3): 45-65. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia tradouwensis Breuer
It is a distinct species and readily separable from other Haworthias which occur in the Barrydale district. Its nearest affinity is with H. serrata from which it is distinguished by the smooth margins and longer end-awn of the leaves. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia mclarenii Poelln.
It is a constituent of short temperate grassland and occurs in dense sour veld, on hillsides, under low growing and tall indigenous scrub, or in exposed positions, often wedged in amongst stones and protected by grass; it grows well withdrawn, or at ground level, while those plants growing in exposed positions withdraw completely below the surface of the ground. It grows in Portulacaria scrubland under rather dry conditions, at an altitude of about 400 to 580 m in an area where the annual summer rainfall is about 500 mm or higher. The summers are hot, and the winters cold with frost in the low lying areas. H. altilinea grows in a firm hard soil with pH 6. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia altilinea Haw.
Grows under bushes along the pass. From: Breuer, I. 2003. Beschreibung einiger neuer Haworthia-taxa. Avonia 21(3): 45-65. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia tradouwensis Breuer
H. mclarenii occurs at an altitude of about 450 m on the slopes of hills in exposed positions or under low Karoo scrub. The country is hilly and is noted for the presence of a large number of succulent plants. The area receives 125 to 250 mm of rain per annum, mainly during the summer months. H. mclarenii grows in a firm hard soil with pH 6. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia mclarenii Poelln.
H. altilinea occurs in the interior of the south eastern part of the Cape Province, from some 165 km from King William’s Town in the east to about Cookhouse in the west. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia altilinea Haw.
It occurs at several localities in Tradouw Pass and SW of Barrydale. From: Breuer, I. 2003. Beschreibung einiger neuer Haworthia-taxa. Avonia 21(3): 45-65. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia tradouwensis Breuer
It has only been found near Barrydale in the Little Karoo. From: Scott, CL. 1985. The genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): a taxonomic revision. Aloe Books, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved] As: Haworthia mclarenii Poelln.
1000 to 1500 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Lectotype, designated by Bayer (1999): [unpublished illustration] (K)
Haworthia altilinea Haw.
Published in: Phil. Mag.: 301 (1824)
Aloe altilinea (Haw.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Published in: Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7(1): 638 (1829)
Haworthia unicolor Poelln.
Published in: Kakteenkunde 1937: 154 (1937)
Haworthia mclarenii Poelln.
Published in: Desert Pl. Life 11: 107 (1939)
Haworthia tradouwensis Breuer
Published in: Avonia 21(3): 57-58 (2003)
Type: South Africa, Tradouw Pass, I.Breuer IB7170 ex JDV93-59 (Research Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Tokyo, holo.)
Haworthia cangoensis M.Hayashi var. tradouwensis (Breuer) Breuer
Published in: Alsterworthia Int. 16(2): 5 (2016)
Haworthia limpida Haw.
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asparagales
FAMILY Asphodelaceae
SUBFAMILY Alooideae
GENUS Haworthia
SPECIES mucronata
VARIETY mucronata
14 results for Haworthia mucronata Haw. var. mucronata
Barcode: NBG0110463-0 Collector(s) & number: Villet, s.n. | --
South Africa, Western Cape, Montagu. Barrydale.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0267525-0 Collector(s) & number: Bruyns, P, 7665 | 1998-10-31
South Africa, Western Cape, Barrydale Dist. Jakkalsfontein, slopes.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0036454-0 Collector(s) & number: Pole-Evans, IB, PRE 34908 | 1919-5-23
South Africa, Western Cape, LADISMITH
General notes: Illustrated by Miss K.A. Lansdell.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0115213-0 Collector(s) & number: Dekenah, J, 234 [Smith 6572 | 1946-8-
South Africa, Western Cape, Swellendam Dist. Barrydale, on hill to south of town, northern aspect.
General notes: On hill, northern aspect.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0275087-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, KG 119/71 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, Hill to S of Barrydale, N slope.
General notes: Hill, N slope.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0036459-0 Collector(s) & number: Hardy, DS, 320 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, LADISMITH DIV.; TOP END OF HUIS RIVER PASS.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0119137-0 Collector(s) & number: de Klerk, A, Fourc. 224 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, Tulbagh.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0170885-0 Collector(s) & number: Bayer, MB, 6743 | 1997-10-
South Africa, Western Cape, SE Barrydale.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0275405-0 Collector(s) & number: Brown, N, s.n. | 1824-7-8
South Africa, Eastern Cape, King Williamstown Dist.
General notes: Painting in Kew Library, photographed by Col. Scott, October 1971.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0119472-0 Collector(s) & number: Brown, N, s.n. | 1824-7-8
South Africa, Eastern Cape, King Williamstown Dist.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0119470-0 Collector(s) & number: Archibald, Fourc. 127 | --
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Hankey. Longmore.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0068065-0 Collector(s) & number: van Ryneveld, WA, NBG 1403/31 | 1943-3-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Somerset East Dist. Somerset East.
General notes: Hort. Kirstenbosch. Rockery.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0112557-0 Collector(s) & number: Britten, GV, PRE 39480 | 1938-11-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, ALBANY
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0616279-0 Collector(s) & number: Scott, CL, 5089 | --
South Africa, Western Cape, BARRYDALE; HILLS S OF BARRYDALE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2016
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Some new combinations in Haworthia, Haworthiopsis and Tulista Breuer, IAlsterworthia International 16(2)3-12
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Asphodelaceae: Haworthia Duval. Bayer, BIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 75-77
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
The Haworthia Nomenclator: A list of accepted species with some guidelines for infrapecific names Bayer, MB; Manning, JCHaworthiad: 1-23
2012
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
The Haworthia Nomenclatur: A list of Accepted species with some guidelines for infraspecific names Breuer, IHaworthia Update 7(4)30-40
2003
2001
BOOK
Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Monocots Eggli, U2000
FLORA
Aloe Glen, HF; Hardy, DSIn: G Germishuizen & E du Plessis (eds), Aloaceae (first part). Flora of Southern Africa 5(1),11-167
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria
1999
1985
1982
No results found for Haworthia mucronata Haw. var. mucronata
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