Haworthia margaritifera

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Read about Haworthia margaritifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Haworthia margaritifera, Linn. (H. major, Duval. Aide margaritifera, Mill. A. pitmila margaritifera, Linn. A. margaritifera major, Haw. Apicra margaritifera major, Willd.). Somewhat cespitose: lvs. upcurved-spreading, biconvex, ¾ -l x 3 in., with scattered large pearly tubercles often turning green in age: infl. 2 ft. high, branched; fls. sessile, green-lined. Cape. DC., PI. Gr. 57. Salm, Aloe §6. f. 5. Berger 28.—The type, with green lvs. coarsely warty on both faces, varies into a form with smaller more spreading lvs., var. granata (H. grandta, Haw., H. minima, Haw., Aloe margaritifera minima, Ait., A. granata., R. & S.. A. pumila margaritifera, Linn., A. brevis, R. & S.), Dill., Eltham. 16, f. 18. Salm, Aloe §6, f. 6; a large form with smaller closer warts, var. erecta, Baker (H. erecta, Haw., H. minor, Duval, Aide margaritifera minor, Haw., A. margaritifera media, Ait., A. minor, R. & S., A. erecta, Salm), Dill Eltham. 16, f. 17. B.M. 815. Salm, Aloe §6, f. 7; also into forms with little if any roughening on the upper face, var. semimargaritifera, Baker (H. semimargaritifera, Haw., Aloe semimargaritifera, Salm), otherwise resembling the type; var. corallina, Baker, with smaller tubercles; and var. subalbicans, Salm, with whitened lvs.. Salm, Aloe §6, f. 1. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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