Species Hoodia gibbosa

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There aren’t any identifications of Hoodia gibbosa.

Range:

Location unknown

Locations of Identifications

Etymology of Hoodia:

Probably for Dr William Chamberlain Hood (1790–1879), British surgeon who lived in South Lambeth, London, and collected succulents.

Etymology of gibbosa:

From the Latin gibbosus = ‘humped / pouched / tuberculed'

Scientific name:

Hoodia gibbosa Nel

Synonym of:

Long etymology:

Authors:

Nel

Protologue:

Stapel. ed. 2, 3: 1061 (1937)

Synonym status:

Year published:

1937

There aren’t any identifications of Hoodia gibbosa.