Hoodia bainii, Dyer

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Original illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 6348, 1st March 1878. Watercolour and pencil on paper. The specimen here figured was brought to England by Mr MacGibbon who obtained it from Mr Lycett of Worcester, South Africa. It flowered at Kew in July 1877. Hoodia plants are farmed commercially for their use as an appetite suppressant
Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Media ID 654290
Date: 3rd December 2007
Credit: © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Associated Categories: Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Associated Categories: Cacti and Succulents
Keywords: africa, apocynaceae, asclepiadaceae, brown, desert, medicinal plant, medicine, namib desert, pink, succulent plant