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Xanthorrhoeaceae

Subfamily Asphodeloideae

Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

Subfamily Xanthorrhoeoideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Haworthia reinwardtii (Salm-Dyck) Haw.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Dumort.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat:

  • Description: Elongated rosetts to 15 cm high and 5 cm in diameter; numerous green leaves 1-2 cm long arranged in spirals and with whitish tubercules; inflorescence 40 cm tall; pinkish-white flowers with greyish-brown veins. A variable species.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500961
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2205 - XER:Namib / Karoo B
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-30-2012
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
  • SubFamily: Asphodeloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:
References:

Succulents, The Illustrated Dictionary, Sajeva & Costanzo, 1994

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