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Apocynaceae

Hoodia

Hoodia mossamedensis (L.C.Leach) Plowes

First published in Asklepios 56: 9 (1992)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is SW. Angola. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Taxonomy

Distribution
Synonyms
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Other data

Native to:

Angola

Homotypic Synonyms

Ceropegia mossamedensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns in S. African J. Bot. 112: 420 (2017)
Trichocaulon mossamedense L.C.Leach in J. S. African Bot. 40: 15 (1974)

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0