Hoodia officinalis is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] H. officinalis has two officially recognized subspecies, H. officinalis subsp. officinalis and subsp. delaetiana, which are identified mainly by their distribution.[2] Subsp. delaetiana grows only in the Klinghardt Mountains and are larger than subsp. officinalis.[3]

Description

Hoodia officinalis is a smaller Hoodia species which grows to twenty to forty centimeters in height.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hoodia officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Hoodia in Namibia" (PDF). National Botanical Research Institute. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ Court, Doreen (2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9058093239.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodia_officinalis
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