Hoodia officinalis is a succulent shrub with gray-green to brown-green stems with tubercles joined in the lower half into 14 to 23 angles …
Browsing: officinalis
Epithet: officinalis
Meaning: Medicinal
Derivation: A Latin adjective
Pronunciation: oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss
Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
Here is a full list of succulents with this epithet. Click on the photo or the name of the plant for which you wish to see further information.