Distribution Map

Haworthiopsis limifolia var. ubomboensis

indvololwane
(Haworthia limifolia)
(Haworthia limifolia var. ubomboensis)

Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae  

Eswatini Red List status (): Awaiting species level assessment

As at April 2024, 10 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: species VU (2014)
Global Distribution: Endemic to Eswatini
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B
Medicinal
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Haworthia limifolia - Leaves in dense rosette, c 5—8 cm long X 2 cm wide at base, tapering to long point, firmly succulent, dull green or russet, with innumerable small white tubercles on both surfaces and round margins, mostly arranged in transverse lines, close-set and joining laterally with one another. Inflorescence slender with few minute bracts, up to 75 cm high, further half bearing short stalked flowers mostly turning to one side; perianth c 1,2 cm long, narrow, slightly two-lipped, pinkish, stamens not protruding.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.