Hoodia officinalis
| Hoodia officinalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Hoodia |
| Species: | H. officinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoodia officinalis | |
Hoodia officialis is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] H. officialis has two officially recognized subspecies, H. officialis 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]
Description
H. officianalis is a smaller Hoodia species which grows to twenty to forty centimeters in height.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 "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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