Hoodia alstonii

Hoodia alstonii

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 alstonii

Name

Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) Plowes, 1992

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ceropegia alstonii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 420 (2017)
  • Trichocaulon alstonii N.E.Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 166 (1906)
• Heterotypic
  • Trichocaulon halenbergense Dinter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 163 (1931), nom. nud.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Plowes, D.C.H., 1992. Asklepios. Burgess Hill 56:7. 1992

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 alstonii 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 alstonii. 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 alstonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Hoodia alstonii. Published online. Accessed: December 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hoodia alstonii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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