Hoodia gordonii
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hoodia-gordonii-165-15533363
title:
Hoodia gordonii
text:
Hoodia gordonii, also known as Bushman’s hat, is a leafless spiny succulent plant supposed to have therapeutic properties in folk medicine. It grows naturally in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. The species became internationally known and threatened by collectors, after a marketing campaign falsely claimed that it was an appetite suppressant for weight loss. The flowers smell like rotten meat and are pollinated mainly by flies. The indigenous San people of the Namib desert call this plant ǁh
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of succulent plant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodia_gordonii
date created:
2007-06-12T10:28:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:48:38Z
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13
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