Hoodia currorii lugardii
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Habit
17 Dec 2006
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Habit
18 Mar 2007
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Pod
18 Mar 2007
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Close-up of spines
16 Apr 2008
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Habit and flowers
16 Apr 2008
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Full name: | Hoodia currorii (Hook.) Decne. subsp. lugardii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Ghaap |
| English common name(s): | Ghaap |
| Synonym(s): | Hoodia lugardii N.E.Br. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Flowers: bourne close to the stems, between the stem angles; solitary; corolla star-shaped, ±85 mm in diameter, petals with extended tips, often very hairy, flesh coloured; with an unpleasent odour, attracts large numbers of flies. Robust multi-stemmed succulent perennial. Stems usually erect, branching from the base, cylindrical, ribbed by up to 30 vertical rows of tubercles, each tipped by a single spine. Flowers in clusters near the apex of the stems, opening in succession. Corolla shallowly cup-shaped, glabrous on the outside, papillate on the inside. Corona 2-seriate, arising from the staminal column. Outer lobes bifid at the apex; inner lobes, shorter than the anthers. (from Flora of Zimbabwe website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie |
| Content last updated: | 22 Nov 2011 |
