Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Haworthia

Family: Asphodelaceae

Distribution: Eastern Cape, Free State

National red list: Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic

Life form: Succulent plant

Comments: This is a species of Haworthia that was originally described by John Gilbert Baker in 1880. He wrote handbooks on many plant groups, including Amaryllidaceae, Bromeliaceae, Iridaceae, Liliaceae, and ferns. His published works include Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles (1877) and Handbook of the Irideae (1892).