Hoodia gordonii
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Hoodia
- Species
- Hoodia gordonii
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1844
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Hoodia gordonii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Hoodia albispinaName author: N.E.Br.
- Hoodia bainiiName author: Dyer
- Hoodia barklyiName author: Dyer
- Hoodia burkeiName author: N.E.Br.
- Hoodia husabensisName author: Nel
- Hoodia langiiName author: Oberm. & Letty
- Hoodia longispinaName author: Plowes
- Hoodia pillansiiName author: N.E.Br.
- Hoodia roseaName author: Oberm. & Letty
- Hoodia whitesloaneanaName author: Dinter ex A.C.White & B.Sloane
- Monothylaceum gordoniiName author: (Masson) G.Don
- Scytanthus gordoniiName author: (Masson) Hook.
- Stapelia gordoniiName author: Masson
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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