Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) Plowes
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
Synonyms
Trichocaulon alstonii N.E.Br., Trichocaulon halenbergense Dinter
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/02/23
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Noms Mountain Desert
Threats
Threatened by harvesting as is misidentified as Hoodia gordonii.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) PlowesLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) PlowesNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Trichocaulon halenbergense DinterUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Trichocaulon alstonii N.E.Br.Indeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2005. Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) Plowes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/04

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