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Haworthiopsis pungens (M.B.Bayer) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Asphodelaceae

No habitat climate Photographs not checked Cactus or succulent
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Summary

Haworthiopsis pungens, formerly Haworthia pungens, is a species of flowering succulent plant from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Text from Wikipedia, “Haworthiopsis pungens”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written. Kept separate from everything derived here.

About the genus · Haworthiopsis

Haworthiopsis is a genus of succulent plants in the subfamily Asphodeloideae. The genus was previously included in Haworthia. Species in the genus are typically short perennial plants, with leaves often arranged in a rosette and frequently having raised white markings. More on Wikipedia ›

The opening of Wikipedia, “Haworthiopsis”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written.

Family
Asphodelaceae
Described by
(M.B.Bayer) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning
Native to
Cape Provinces
Wild records
1 in range· 1 open

Also known as Haworthia pungens M.B.Bayer; Tulista pungens (M.B.Bayer) G.D.Rowley.

Cultivation

Grouped as a cactus or succulent by the genus Haworthiopsis, which is reliably one kind of plant (archetype table). The table holds no figure for this group, which spans too much for one minimum, and no habitat climate is derived yet; no cold floor is given, and no prose comes from the table.

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species, and the archetype table has no figure for its genus or family.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: Only 1 distinct land cell of the climate grid holds an in-range record; three are needed for an envelope.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.
Openly licensed records inside the range, framed on where they fall.
NativeCape Provinces
Kew's description“succulent subshrub” · “subtropical”· quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here
Evidence usedThe map marker rests on all 1 georeferenced record inside the native range, all openly licensed and shown on the map. Under a dozen records: treat the map as indicative. No climate envelope is derived for this species.

Papers naming this species

Works whose title or abstract names Haworthiopsis pungens, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.

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GBIF.org User (2026) · Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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GBIF.org User (2025) · Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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GBIF.Org User (2024) · Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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GBIF.Org User (2019) · Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Other Haworthiopsis 18 in the reference

Haworthiopsis attenuata Asphodelaceae
Haworthiopsis bruynsii Pad Haworthia Haworthiopsis coarctata Albany Haworthia Haworthiopsis fasciata Fasciated Haworthia Haworthiopsis glauca Blue Haworthia Haworthiopsis granulata Asphodelaceae
Haworthiopsis henriquesii Asphodelaceae Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum Asphodelaceae Haworthiopsis limifolia Swati Haworthia
Haworthiopsis longiana Asphodelaceae Haworthiopsis nigra Asphodelaceae Haworthiopsis reinwardtii Asphodelaceae all 19 ›

History & registers

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