Hoodia officinalis
Hoodia officinalis is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] H. officinalis has two officially recognized subspecies, H. officinalis subsp. officinalis and subsp. delaetiana, which are identified mainly by their distribution.[2] Subsp. delaetiana grows only in the Klinghardt Mountains and are larger than subsp. officinalis.[3]
| Hoodia officinalis | |
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| Hoodia officinalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoodia |
| Species: | H. officinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes | |
Description
Hoodia officinalis is a smaller Hoodia species which grows to twenty to forty centimeters in height.[2]
References
- "Hoodia officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- "Hoodia in Namibia" (PDF). National Botanical Research Institute. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- Court, Doreen (2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9058093239.
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