Apocynaceae FAMILY

Hoodia alstonii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

The flowers have a foetid, excrement-like odour; they produce nectar and pollination is mostly effected by flies^[1].

Propagation

Seed - germinates easily. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hoodia+alstonii>

Pollinators

Flies

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.