| Scientific Name | Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) G.D.Rowley | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | ASPHODELACEAE | Synonyms | Aloe asperiuscula (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult., Aloe concinna (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult., Aloe cordifolia (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult., Aloe indurata Schult. & J.H.Schult., Aloe pseudotortuosa Salm-Dyck, Aloe subtortuosa Schult. & J.H.Schult., Aloe torquata (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, Aloe tortuosa Haw., Aloe tortuosa Haw. var. major Salm-Dyck, Aloe triangularis Lam., Aloe viscosa L., Aloe viscosa L. var. indurata (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, Haworthia asperiuscula Haw., Haworthia asperiuscula Haw. var. patagiata G.G.Sm., Haworthia asperiuscula Haw. var. subintegra G.G.Sm., Haworthia beanii G.G.Sm., Haworthia beanii G.G.Sm. var. minor G.G.Sm., Haworthia concinna Haw., Haworthia cordifolia Haw., Haworthia indurata Haw., Haworthia pseudotortuosa (Salm-Dyck) Haw., Haworthia torquata Haw., Haworthia tortuosa (Haw.) Haw., Haworthia variabilis (Breuer) Breuer, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. subsp. dereki-clarki Halda, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. caespitosa Poelln., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. concinna (Schult. & J.H.Schult.) Baker, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. cougaensis G.G.Sm., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. indurata (Haw.) Baker, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. major Haw., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. minor Haw., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. parvifolia Haw., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. pseudotortuosa (Salm-Dyck) Baker, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. quaggaensis G.G.Sm., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. subobtusa Poelln., Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. torquata (Salm-Dyck) Baker, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. variabilis Breuer, Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. viridissima G.G.Sm. | Common Names | Koedoekos (a), Kuduskos (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2014/03/27 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | Widespread across the eastern and southern Great Karoo, Little Karoo, and extending eastwards to the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo | Description | Rocky karroid slopes, quartz patches and dry fynbos. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) G.D.Rowley | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. viscosa | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. variabilis Breuer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Bayer, M.B. 1982. The new Haworthia handbook. National Botanical Gardens of South Africa.
Bayer, M.B. and Manning, J.C. 2012 (Updated online 2013). The Haworthia nomenclator: A list of accepted species with some guidelines for infraspecific names. Haworthia Update 7(4):30-40.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Rowley, G.D. 2013. Generic concepts in the Alooideae. Part 3 - The phylogenetic story. Alsterworthia International Special Issue 10:1-6.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2014. Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) G.D.Rowley. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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