Clade Monocots | Clade Angiosperms Genus Haworthia Rank Species | |
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Similar Haworthia, Haworthia limifolia, Haworthia cooperi, Haworthia retusa, Haworthia attenuata | ||
Haworthia cymbiformis variegata aka window plant cathedral window haworthia
Haworthia cymbiformis is a species of the genus Haworthia in the family Asphodelaceae, endemic to the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.
Contents
- Haworthia cymbiformis variegata aka window plant cathedral window haworthia
- Haworthia cymbiformis frogmouth
- Description
- Distribution
- Varieties
- References
Haworthia cymbiformis frogmouth
Description
Plants are small and grow clumps of rosettes of thick, fleshy, light green leaves. As one of the soft green group of Haworthias it is frequently confused with its relatives (e.g. Haworthia cooperi which shares a similar distribution range, as well as Haworthia mucronata and Haworthia marumiana to the west).
A distinctive feature is the soft, "boat-shaped" leaves ("cymbiformis" actually means "boat-shaped"). Its leaves are not recurved like the "retuse" Haworthias (e.g. Haworthia mirabilis or Haworthia retusa).
Another feature is that the leaves usually have transparent streaks around their tips. In the wild, the sun is very bright, and the plant grows mostly buried by sand with only these transparent tips above the ground.
Distribution
The natural range of this species is in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Here is occurs roughly between Port Elizabeth and East London in the east.
This range closely matches that of its relative, Haworthia cooperi, and the two species interact, with H.cymboformis growing on the cliffs, and H.cooperi growing on the lowland plains.
This is a summer rainfall region.
Varieties
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. cymbiformis
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. angustata Poelln.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. incurvula (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. obtusa (Haw.) Baker
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. ramosa (G.G.Sm.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. transiens (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer