Haworthia. What is the correct name?
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Haworthia. What is the correct name?
I am an avid Haworthia collector and just recently I bought an H. bayeri which has been on my want list for ages. Imagine my surprise when looking up my bayeri I found it to have a synonym of H. correcta which is one I've already got in my collection. Can some one please tell me they are different plants?
Latin is a dead language thank goodness.
Re: Haworthia. What is the correct name?
H. bayeri and H. correcta are the same species.
H. correcta have a more obtuse leaf tip, otherwise, they are just a type form of bayeri
There used to be plants called H. uniondalensis, which were just a locality form of bayeri with rougher leaf surfaces.
And to totally confuse the situation more, the Shultz book and some other folks are calling some forms of H. bayeri - H. pygmeae
And which I can't see any difference in the photos of the plants they are calling H. pygmeae
They are all H. bayeri.
H. correcta have a more obtuse leaf tip, otherwise, they are just a type form of bayeri
There used to be plants called H. uniondalensis, which were just a locality form of bayeri with rougher leaf surfaces.
And to totally confuse the situation more, the Shultz book and some other folks are calling some forms of H. bayeri - H. pygmeae
And which I can't see any difference in the photos of the plants they are calling H. pygmeae
They are all H. bayeri.
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Re: Haworthia. What is the correct name?
Thanks for that info. It has puzzled me why the H. bayeri has always been a bit dearer on Ebay.
Latin is a dead language thank goodness.