Hoodia triebneri
| Hoodia triebneri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Hoodia |
| Species: | H. triebneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoodia triebneri (Nel) Bruyns | |
Hoodia triebneri is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia.[1] Its natural habitat is rocky areas, especially underneath Acacia trees and below ridges.[2]
Description
H. triebneri is shrub-like, growing up to 0.3 meters tall and half a meter wide.[2] It has about ten to thirty erect, slender stems with strong spines.[2] Flowers are very small, 1 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter and nearly black or dark maroon in color.[2] The flowers grow in clusters of 4 to 10 each and are foul-smelling.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hoodia triebneri (Nel) Bruyns". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "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. p. 171. ISBN 9058093239.
- Craven, P. 2004. Hoodia triebneri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
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