Hoodia currorii

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Hoodia currorii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoodia
Species:
H. currorii
Binomial name
Hoodia currorii

Hoodia currorii is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] It grows in desert areas and is common along the road from Karibib to Swakopmund in Namibia.[2] It is also known as ghaap in the vernacular.[3]

Hoodia currorii grows in erect clumps with gray-green stems, 8 centimeters in diameter.[4] It reaches heights of 50 to 80 centimeters tall.[4] It bears rust-red flowers mid-summer[5] which are covered in purple hairs.[4] These are large flowers, about five to ten centimeters in diameter.[2]

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