Haworthiopsis venosa (Lam.)

Gildenhuys, Sean D. & Klopper, Ronell R., 2016, A synoptic review and new infrageneric classification for the genus Haworthiopsis (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae), Phytotaxa 265 (1), pp. 1-26 : 15

11. Haworthiopsis venosa (Lam.) Rowley (2013a: 4)

Bas.:— Aloe venosa Lamarck (1783: 89) ≡ Haworthia venosa (Lam.) Haworth (1812: 51) . Type (lectotype designated by Scott 1987:

35):—(icon) in Commelijn (1703: t.29). Type (epitype designated by Breuer & Metzing 1997: 13): SOUTH AFRICA. Western Cape:

Swellendam, west of Breede River Bridge [QDS: 3420AB], 1970, M. B. Bayer 168 (NBG0110636). = Aloe anomala Haworth (1804: 25) ≡ Apicra anomala (Haw.) Willdenow (1811: 273) = Haworthia venosa var. oerthendahlii Hjelmquist (1943: 233) = Aloe recurva Haworth (1804: 10) ≡ Haworthia recurva (Haw.) Haworth (1812: 94) ≡ Haworthia venosa subsp. recurva (Haw.) Bayer

(1976: 149) = Aloe tricolor Haworth (1804: 25) = Haworthia distincta Brown (1876: 130)

Distribution: —It is predominantly known from rocky areas of the Breede River Valley to the south of Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.An odd population of plants has also been recorded from the Gouritz River Valley towards the east.