Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Genus Hoodia Rank Species | Order Gentianales Subfamily Asclepiadoideae Scientific name Hoodia triebneri | |
Similar Hoodia ruschii, Hoodia macrantha, Stapeliae, Hoodia, Kalahari cactus | ||
Hoodia triebneri is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas, especially underneath Acacia trees and below ridges.
Description
H. triebneri is shrub-like, growing up to 0.3 meters tall and half a meter wide. It has about ten to thirty erect, slender stems with strong spines. Flowers are very small, 1 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter and nearly black or dark maroon in color. The flowers grow in clusters of 4 to 10 each and are foul-smelling.
References
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