Hoodia

Hoodia gordonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Hoodia
Species: H. alstonii – H. currorii – H. dregei – H. flava – H. gordonii – H. juttae – H. mossamedensis – H. officinalis – H. parviflora – H. pedicellata – H. pilifera – H. ruschii – H. triebneri

Name

Hoodia Sweet ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 664. (1844), nom. cons. prop.

• Type species: Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 665. (1844)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Monothylaceum G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 116. (1837), not validly publ.
  • Scytanthus Hook., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 7: t. 605. (1844), non Skytanthus Meyen (1834).
  • Trichocaulon N.E.Br., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 164. (1878)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sweet, R. in A.P.de Candolle, 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis ... (DC.) 8: 664.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hoodia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hoodia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Hoodia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sept. 2021.

Vernacular names

مصرى: هودیا
беларуская:  Ходии   suomi: Mehihattiot 日本語: フーディア русский: Худия svenska: Flugtallriksläktet 中文: 丽杯角属, 丽杯花属

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