Hoodia alstonii is a succulent shrub with grayish, leafless stems covered with tubercles fused below the middle, creating 20 to 22 obtuse …
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Hoodia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, native to Southern Africa. They are stem succulents, described as "cactiform" because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus family. They can reach up to 40 inches (1 m) high and have large flowers, often with a tan color and strong smell. The group was first describe as a genus in 1844.
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Hoodia parviflora (Kunene Hoodia) is a large succulent shrub with cylindrical, upright stems with tubercles fused in the lower half into …
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 …
Hoodia flava (Yellow-flowered Ghaap) is a leafless succulent with erect, cylindrical, greyish to brownish-green stems with tubercles fused …
Hoodia pilifera is a succulent shrub with erect, greyish-green to brown-green stems with tubercles fused below the middle into 20 to 34 …
Hoodia currorii is a succulent shrub with cylindrical, usually upright stems with 11 to 24 ribs consisting of prominent tubercles, each …
Hoodia gordonii (Bushman's Hat) is a cactus-like succulent shrub with thick, cylindrical stems with prominent tubercles fused in the lower …