Apocynaceae

Hoodia Sweet ex Decne.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 664 (1844)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 490–492 (1903); in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 896–897 (1909).
  • Bruyns in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 115: 145–270 (1993);
  • Bruyns in Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 1: 92–129 (2005).
  • Decne. in Candolle, Prodr. 8: 664 (1844), nom. cons. prop.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Plowes, D.C.H. [6820] South Africa K:SPC-52210.000 No
Plowes, D. [4975C] Namibia K:SPC-49729.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [B.] South Africa K:SPC-17866.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/