Hoodia gordonii

Hoodia gordonii

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: Hoodia gordonii

Name

Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne., 1844

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ceropegia gordonii (Masson) Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 420 (2017)
  • Monothylaceum gordonii (Masson) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 116 (1837), not validly publ.
  • Scytanthus gordonii (Masson) Hook. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 7: t. 625 (1844)
  • Stapelia gordonii Masson in Stapel. Nov.: 24 (1797)
• Heterotypic
  • Hoodia albispina N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 900 (1909)
  • Hoodia bainii Dyer in Bot. Mag. 104: t. 6348 (1878)
  • Hoodia barklyi Dyer in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 252 (1876)
  • Hoodia burkei N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 899 (1909)
  • Hoodia husabensis Nel in A.C.White & B.L.Sloane, Stapelieae, ed. 2, 3: 1069 (1937)
  • Hoodia langii Oberm. & Letty in A.C.White & B.L.Sloane, Stapelieae, ed. 2, 3: 1067 (1937)
  • Hoodia longispina Plowes in Brit. Cactus Succ. J. 11: 57 (1993)
  • Hoodia pillansii N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 898 (1909)
  • Hoodia rosea Oberm. & Letty in Fl. Pl. South Africa 16: t. 615 (1936)
  • Hoodia whitesloaneana Dinter ex A.C.White & B.Sloane in Stapelieae, ed. 2, 3: 1071 (1937), no Latin descr.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Sweet, R. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, 1844. Prodr. 8:665.

Additional references

• Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Hoodia gordonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Hoodia gordonii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Hoodia gordonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hoodia gordonii. Published online. Accessed: December 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hoodia gordonii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans:  Bobbejaanghaap, Bergghaap, Bitterghaap, Bokhoring
нохчийн:  Ceropegia gordonii
English: Ghaap, Hoodia, Queen of the Namib, African hats, Milkweed
فارسی:  هوديا جوردونى
עברית:  הודיה גורדוני
svenska:  Flugtallrik
中文:  丽杯角, 呼撒丽杯角

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