Accession Data:
Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne.
- Common Name: Bitter Ghaap, Khobab (Khoi)
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Botswana, South Africa and Namibia
- Habitat: Succulent Karoo, arid rocky or sandy areas
- Uses: Traditional usage as an appetite suppressant and for digestive problems.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202000051
- Source: Opel ex Strictly Medicinal Seeds
- Accession Date: 12-28-2020
- Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-15-2024
- Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Asclepiadoideae
- Tribe: Ceropegieae
- SubTribe: Stapeliinae
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Botswana / Cape Provinces / Namibia
References (external):
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Click on thumbnails to enlargeCurrent Accessions in the Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Apocyneae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Malouetieae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Mesechiteae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Wrightieae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepiadinae: Asclepias curassavica
- Asclepiadinae: Asclepias tuberosa
- Asclepiadinae: Gomphocarpus fruticosus
- Cynanchinae: Cynanchum grandidieri W/C
- Cynanchinae: Cynanchum marnierianum
- Cynanchinae: Cynanchum pachycladon
- Cynanchinae: Cynanchum sp.
- Cynanchinae: Cynanchum verrucosum
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Stapelieae: Caralluma hesperidum
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia albisepta W/C
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia ampliata
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia ampliata
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia aristolochioides
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia cimiciodora
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia fusca
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia x rothii
- Stapeliinae: Ceropegia stapeliiformis
- Stapeliinae: Edithcolea grandis
- Stapeliinae: Hoodia gordonii
- Stapeliinae: Huernia piersii
- Stapeliinae: Huernia plowesii
- Stapeliinae: Huernia thureti var. thureti
- Stapeliinae: Huernia zebrina
- Stapeliinae: Larryleachia cactiformis
- Stapeliinae: Stapelia flavopurpurea
- Stapeliinae: Stapelia gigantea
- Stapeliinae: Stapelia grandiflora
- Stapeliinae: Stapelianthus madagascariensis
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Fockeeae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Marsdenieae
- Dischidia albiflora
- Dischidia bengalensis
- Dischidia litoralis
- Dischidia major
- Dischidia ovata
- Dischidia platyphylla
- Dischidia ruscifolia
- Hoya australis ssp. australis
- Hoya carnosa
- Hoya carnosa x serpens
- Hoya curtisii
- Hoya imbricata
- Hoya imbricata
- Hoya macgillivrayi
- Hoya macrophylla
- Hoya obovata
- Hoya pubicalyx
- Hoya retusa
- Marsdenia floribunda
Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Cryptolepideae
Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Periploceae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Alyxieae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Tabernaemontaneae
- Tabernaemontaninae: Tabernaemontana divaricata
- Tabernaemontaninae: Tabernaemontana elegans
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Vinceae
- Catharanthus roseus
- Rauvolfia serpentina
- Ochrosiinae: Ochrosia elliptica
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