Haworthiopsis

Morphological Summary

Haworthiopsis is a genus of dwarf succulents from southern Africa, segregated from Haworthia in 2013 on the basis of molecular phylogenetic studies. Its members bear small rosettes of fleshy leaves with a thicker, tougher epidermis than their close relatives, enabling survival through prolonged drought and even fire. The flowers are bilabiate, white or whitish with dark central veins, borne on slender erect inflorescences. The centre of diversity lies in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, where ten of the genus's nineteen species are endemic.