Hoodia juttae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoodia |
Species: | H. juttae
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Binomial name | |
Hoodia juttae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Ceropegia juttae (Dinter) Bruyns |
Hoodia juttae is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. [3] Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert. H. juttae is found around the Little and Great Karas mountains. [4] It is threatened by collection. The plant was discovered by Jutta Dinter, the wife of botanist, Kurt Dinter in 1913. [5] The scientific name refers to Jutta. [6]
Hoodia juttae is small and branches freely into a small "shrublet." [5] The plant is often more broad than it grows tall, rarely being taller than 0.3 meters in height. [7] Flowers are medium-sized and yellow-brown in color [7] and grow in groups on the upper part of the pale gray-green stems. [8]
Hoodia juttae is best grown in mineral, acidic substrates. [8] The plant is best grown from seed or grafting of cuttings. [8] The plant can be hand-pollinated to generate seeds. [8]
Hoodia juttae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoodia |
Species: | H. juttae
|
Binomial name | |
Hoodia juttae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Ceropegia juttae (Dinter) Bruyns |
Hoodia juttae is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. [3] Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert. H. juttae is found around the Little and Great Karas mountains. [4] It is threatened by collection. The plant was discovered by Jutta Dinter, the wife of botanist, Kurt Dinter in 1913. [5] The scientific name refers to Jutta. [6]
Hoodia juttae is small and branches freely into a small "shrublet." [5] The plant is often more broad than it grows tall, rarely being taller than 0.3 meters in height. [7] Flowers are medium-sized and yellow-brown in color [7] and grow in groups on the upper part of the pale gray-green stems. [8]
Hoodia juttae is best grown in mineral, acidic substrates. [8] The plant is best grown from seed or grafting of cuttings. [8] The plant can be hand-pollinated to generate seeds. [8]