Haworthia picta var. janvlokii

H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

Haworthia picta var. janvlokii I.Breuer

janvlokii: in honour of Jan Vlok.

H. picta var. janvlokii is a quite large specimen with rosette up to 50-80 mm in diameter, leaves are opaque green to orange- brown under strong light, face translucent with 4-7 parallel lines and numerous silvery flecks, end-areas bent back and smooth.

Distribution map

H. picta var. janvlokii grows in several localities around Kammanassie Dam on low hills under bushes among larger pebbles. It belongs to H. picta with regard to floral characteristics, but with regard to its leaf features it has shape and size of H. comptoniana but with the coloration of H. picta.

Around Kammanassie Dam H. picta var. janvlokii grows close to H. truncata var. minor, H. sakai (H. mucronata var. morissiae sensu Bayer), H. scabra and H. arachnoidea.

H. picta var. janvlokii grows without any major problems in cultivation, in stronger light leaves get nice coloration. Propagation should be by seeds or leaf cutting.

H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

Locality of H. picta var. janvlokii, Kammanassie Dam

Known localities:

• Paardeberg, Kammanassie Dam (3322CB)
• near Kammanassie Dam (3322CB)
• Perdeberg (3322BA)