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Apocynaceae

Hoodia pilifera (L.f.) Plowes

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Hoodia

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Hoodia pilifera: Hoodia pilifera subsp. pilifera , flowers; Farm Drielingskloof, Laingsburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
摩耶夫人, 毛花丽杯角

Synonyms

  • Piaranthus pilifer (L.f.) Sweet
  • Piaranthus piliferus (L.f.) Sweet
  • Stapelia pilifera L.f.
  • Stissera pilifera (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Stisseria pilifera (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Trichocaulon piliferum (L.f.) N.E.Br.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.