| 词条 | Hoodia alstonii |
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|status =LC |status_system =IUCN3.1 |regnum = Plantae |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms |unranked_classis = Eudicots |unranked_ordo = Asterids |ordo = Gentianales |familia = Apocynaceae |subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae |genus = Hoodia |species = H. alstonii |binomial = Hoodia alstonii |binomial_authority = |}}Hoodia alstonii is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] H. alstonii is also known commonly as Ghaap, an Afrikaans name.[2] It tends to grow in rocky, desert areas.[3] DescriptionH. alstonii can grow to about a meter in height.[3] The stems are upright and pale gray in color.[4] The plant has very sharp, hard spines.[4] It produces small, yellow flowers mostly on the top parts of the stems which are approximately 1-1.8 centimeters in diameter.[4] The flowers have an odor similar to excrement and are pollinated by flies.[3] It has a shallow root system.[2]CultivationH. alstonii is considered easy to grow, but needs plenty of fresh air and should be watered mainly during its growing season.[2] It is prone to root rot.[2] It prefers warm temperatures, though it is occasionally hardy to 0 degrees Celsius.[2]UsesH. alstonii has been harvested in the wild as a food source.[3]References1. ^{{GRIN | accessdate = 18 July 2015}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q15356703}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url = http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Asclepiadaceae/25794/Hoodia_alstonii|title = Hoodia alstonii (N.E.Br.) Plowes|date = |accessdate = 18 July 2015|website = The Encyclopedia of Succulents|publisher = LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of Living Forms|last = |first = }} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url = http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hoodia+alstonii|title = Hoodia alstonii|date = 26 June 2015|accessdate = 18 July 2015|website = Useful Tropical Plants|publisher = |last = |first = }} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url = http://www.nbri.org.na/sites/default/files/Hoodia_booklet.pdf|title = Hoodia in Namibia|date = |accessdate = 18 July 2015|website = National Botanical Research Institute|publisher = |last = |first = }} 4 : Succulent plants|Flora of Southern Africa|Hoodia|Edible plants |
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