Biology:Hoodia officinalis
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Short description: Species of succulent
| Hoodia officinalis | |
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| Hoodia officinalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Hoodia |
| Species: | H. officinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes
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Hoodia officinalis is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa .[1] H. officinalis has two officially recognized subspecies, H. officinalis subsp. officinalis and subsp. delaetiana, which are identified mainly by their distribution.[2] Subsp. delaetiana grows only in the Klinghardt Mountains and are larger than subsp. officinalis.[3]
Description
Hoodia officinalis is a smaller Hoodia species which grows to twenty to forty centimeters in height.[2]
References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Hoodia officinalis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 18 July 2015 }}
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hoodia in Namibia". http://www.nbri.org.na/sites/default/files/Hoodia_booklet.pdf. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ Court, Doreen (2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9058093239.
Wikidata ☰ Q15356968 entry
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