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Taxon:  Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne.



Summary
Genus:
Hoodia
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Ceropegieae
Subtribe:
Stapeliinae
Nomen number:
19258
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 8:665. 1844
Verified:
10/17/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Stapelia gordonii Masson

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hoodia barklyi Dyer
Hoodia burkei N. E. Br.
Hoodia longispina Plowes
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Reference(s)
  1. Albers, F. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  2. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  3. Bruyns, P. V. 1993. A revision of Hoodia and Lavrania (Asclepiadaceae - Stapelieae). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 115:185-192.
  4. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  5. Eggli, U. 1994. Sukkulenten Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Company.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: lists as Hoodia gordonii (Mass.) Sweet
  7. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Hoodia gordonii (Mass.) Sweet
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  11. Wyk, B.-E. van et al. 2009. Medicinal plants of South Africa Note: Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa
Common names
English
ghaap –
hoodia –
Afrikaans
bitterghaap –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree Statew.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa [Free State (w.), Northern Cape, Western Cape]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Hoodia gordonii (Mass.) Sweet
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Medicinesfolklore Wyk, B.-E. van et al. 2009. Medicinal plants of South Africa Note: Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa
Medicinessource of P57 Wyk, B.-E. van et al. 2009. Medicinal plants of South Africa Note: Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19258. Accessed 4 May 2025.