Hoodia ruschii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoodia |
Species: | H. ruschii
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Binomial name | |
Hoodia ruschii | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Ceropegia ruschii (Dinter) Bruyns |
Hoodia ruschii is a species of stem succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. [3] Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.
Hoodia ruschii reaches about 1/2 meter in height and has stout, grayish green stems covered in sharp, hard spines. [4] It bears deep reddish-brown flowers which are medium-sized. [4]
Hoodia ruschii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Hoodia |
Species: | H. ruschii
|
Binomial name | |
Hoodia ruschii | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Ceropegia ruschii (Dinter) Bruyns |
Hoodia ruschii is a species of stem succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. [3] Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.
Hoodia ruschii reaches about 1/2 meter in height and has stout, grayish green stems covered in sharp, hard spines. [4] It bears deep reddish-brown flowers which are medium-sized. [4]