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Ghaap
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Ghaap

Hoodia

Hoodia (; known locally as "ghaap" or "bobbejaanghaap") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, native to Southern Africa.

One species of Hoodia in particular, Hoodia gordonii, has achieved a degree of fame and controversy, after being investigated for use as a possible appetite suppressant.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Wild Ghaap

speciesHoodia gordonii

Namib Hoodia

speciesHoodia currorii

Edible True Ghaap

speciesHoodia pilifera

Hoodia pedicellata

speciesHoodia pedicellata

Hoodia alstonii

speciesHoodia alstonii

Hoodia officinalis

speciesHoodia officinalis

Kunene Hoodia

speciesHoodia parviflora

Yellow-flowered Ghaap

speciesHoodia flava

Hoodia dregei

speciesHoodia dregei

Hoodia ruschii

speciesHoodia ruschii

Hoodia mossamedensis

speciesHoodia mossamedensis

Hoodia juttae

speciesHoodia juttae

Hoodia triebneri

speciesHoodia triebneri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 186549.