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Hoodia triebneri is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia.[2] Its natural habitat is rocky areas, especially underneath Acacia trees and below ridges.[3]

Hoodia triebneri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoodia
Species:
H. triebneri
Binomial name
Hoodia triebneri
(Nel) Bruyns

Description


Hoodia triebneri is shrub-like, growing up to 0.3 meters tall and half a meter wide.[3] It has about ten to thirty erect, slender stems with strong spines.[3] Flowers are very small, 1 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter and nearly black or dark maroon in color.[3] The flowers grow in clusters of 4 to 10 each and are foul-smelling.[4]


References


  1. Craven, P. (2004). "Hoodia triebneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46822A11083812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46822A11083812.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Hoodia triebneri". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. "Hoodia in Namibia" (PDF). National Botanical Research Institute. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. Court, Doreen (2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema. p. 171. ISBN 9058093239.


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