Hoodia currorii(Hook . ) Decne .
Ceropegia currorii , Hoodia curroriisubsp.currorii , Scytanthus currorii
category : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeGenus : Hoodia
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The specific name " currorii " ( enunciate " KUR - or - ee - oculus " ) honors Andrew Beveridge Curror ( 1811 - 1843 ) , a British - born sawbones who served as surgeon on different ships of the British Royal Navy and plant collector in Angola from 1839 to 1843 .
Hoodia curroriiis aboriginal to west - centralNamibiaand southernAngola .
Hoodia curroriiis a succulent shrub with cylindric , usually upright stanch with 11 to 24 rib consisting of prominent eminence , each tipped with a sharp spine . The stem are gray - immature , often brownish , and limb from the base , reaching up to 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) in height and 3.2 inches ( 8 cm ) in diameter .
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The tumid heyday are rust red , cover with purple whisker , and look in groups of 1 to 4 near the tip of the stems in mid - summer . They are dish antenna - shaped and can strive up to 4 inch ( 10 cm ) in diameter . The fruits are pairs of fusiform , cornet - same , pink to dark-green follicles reaching up to 8.8 inches ( 22 cm ) long and contain 100 to 250 seeds .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( -1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° one C ) .
Stapeliads are relatively easy to grow . However , they should be plow as outside industrial plant as they will well rotindoorsand can not flower without exposure to outdoor temperature wavering . They should be develop under covert so that watering can be check . Stapeliads require a reasonable amount of sunlight to promote flowering and maintain a well - shaped works . Very shady positions will produce very wretched flowering .
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These plant fare from climates where they outlive extremely high summertime temperatures , so most growth is in spring and fall , with flowering in fall when the weather cools down . In the grow season , wateris in moderation when needed , control thesoilis pretty dried out between waterings . Do not irrigate between tardy capitulation and former give .
The easy and best fashion to diffuse Stapeliads is from stalk cuttings , which can be taken virtually throughout the class . cum is also a method acting of propagation .
See more atHow to raise and Care for Stapeliads .
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