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Scientific Name | Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes subsp. officinalis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Hoodia rustica (N.E.Br.) Plowes, Trichocaulon officinale N.E.Br., Trichocaulon pubiflorum Dinter, Trichocaulon rusticum N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & E. Powell |
Justification | EOO in South Africa 15 000 km², occurs as small subpopulations and known from fewer than 15 locations. It is collected from the wild when misidentified as Hoodia gordonii. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia (except winter rainfall areas and deep sands of Kalahari in the east) and from Griqualand West near Douglas to Kimberley and Jacobsdal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld, Bushmanland Arid Grassland |
Description | Inside bushes in flat or gently sloping areas. |
Threats |
| Threatened by harvesting as is misidentified as Hoodia gordonii. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes subsp. officinalis | NT B1ab(v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes subsp. officinalis | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Trichocaulon rusticum N.E.Br. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Powell, E. 2009. Hoodia officinalis (N.E.Br.) Plowes subsp. officinalis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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