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March 2019

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genus

Hoodia Sweet ex Decne.

This genus name was first published in Prodr. 8: 664 (1844)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000018218.

Species in Hoodia ( showing species 1 to 10 of 27)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Hoodia albispina N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 900 (1909) wfo-0001103398
Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) Plowes Asklepios 56: 7 (1992) wfo-0001259408
Hoodia bainii Dyer Bot. Mag. 104: t. 6348 (1878) wfo-0001102094
Hoodia barklyi Dyer J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 252 (1876) wfo-0001102095
Hoodia burkei N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 899 (1909) wfo-0001103399
Hoodia currorii (Hook.) Decne. Prodr. 8: 665 (1844) wfo-0000724441
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Scytanthus currorii Hook. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 7: t. 605 1844 wfo-0000431693
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Adenium namaquarium Hensl. Gardner (London) 1901: 1194 1901 wfo-0000763962
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Hoodia currorii var. currorii Decne. wfo-0001103613
Hoodia dregei N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 897 (1909) wfo-0001103400
Hoodia flava (N.E.Br.) Plowes Asklepios 56: 8 (1992) wfo-0001259411
Hoodia gibbosa Nel Stapelieae , ed. 2, 3: 1061 (1937) wfo-0001103614
Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne. Prodr. 8: 665 (1844) wfo-0001104548
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Scytanthus gordonii (Masson) Hook. Icon. Pl. 1844: , t. 605 wfo-0001102471
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Stapelia gordonii Masson Stapel. Nov. 24, t. 40 24 1797 wfo-0001102539

Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 0 of 0)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Hoodia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Hoodia cactiformis (Hook.) Halda Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. Nat. 5: 31 1998 wfo-0000724439
Hoodia coleorum Plowes Asklepios 56: 8 1992 wfo-0000724440
Hoodia dinteri Schltr. ex Dinter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 425 1922 wfo-0000724443
Hoodia dinteri (A.Berger) Halda Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. Nat. 5: 31 1998 wfo-0000724444
Hoodia felina (D.T.Cole) Halda Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. Nat. 5: 31 1998 wfo-0000724445
Hoodia foetida Plowes Asklepios 56: 9 1992 wfo-0000724446
Hoodia haagnerae (Plowes) Halda Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. Nat. 5: 33 1998 wfo-0000724448
Hoodia longispina Plowes Brit. Cactus Succ. J. 11: 57 1993 wfo-0000724449
Hoodia lugardi N.E. Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 491 491 1902 wfo-0001103285
Hoodia marlothii (N.E.Br.) Halda Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. Nat. 5: 31 1998 wfo-0000724450