Galapagos Species Database

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Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Asparagales

Family
Asphodelaceae

Genus
Haworthiopsis

Species
attenuata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Haworthia attenuata (Haw.) Haw.;

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2002

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Its native range is S. Cape Prov. (POWO, 2022).

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Gildenhuys, S. Klopper, R.R. (2016) A synoptic review and new infrageneric classification for the genus Haworthiopsis (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae) Gildenhuys, S. & Klopper, R.R. (2016). A synoptic review and new infrageneric classification for the genus Haworthiopsis (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae). Phytotaxa, 265(1), 1-26.
  • Manning, J. Boatwright, J., Daru, B., Maurin, O. & van der Bank, M. (2014) A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids? Manning, J., Boatwright, J., Daru, B., Maurin, O. & van der Bank, M. (2014). A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?. Systematic Botany, 39(1), 55-74.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/

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"Galapagos Species Database, Haworthiopsis attenuata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20372. Accessed 5 November 2026.