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Hoodia bainii Dyer
Bot. Mag. 104: t. 6348. 1878
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 665. 1844 [mid Mar 1844] see also: Sweet in Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2. 359. 1830 DC. et al.

Hoodia bainii Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 665. 1844 [mid Mar 1844] see also: Sweet in Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2. 359. 1830
Synonymy: 15 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Hoodia gordonii f. cristata hort.

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Hoodia, Kalahari cactus, African Hats, Queen of the Namib, Bushman's Hat
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Bitterghaap, Wolve n'Gaap

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Hoodia gordonii group

  • Hoodia bainii Dyer: has stems covered with tubercles, ending in woody spines. Flowers are, buff coloured, fading to purple, often smaller than in H. gordonii. Distribution: Namaqualand, Karoo
  • Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne.: has spiny stems similar to a cactus. Flower saucer-shaped to 75 mm across, pale straw, pale purple to dark maroon with darker venation. Distribution: Kalahari desert in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Angola.
  • Hoodia gordonii f. cristata hort.: crested form.



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