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.

Vernacular names

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