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Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant. Other scientific names for Hoodia Gordonii are bobbejaanghaap, bergghaap, bitterghaap, bokhorings and Khobab Khoi. In cultivation, under ideal conditions, Hoodia Gordonii can live for up to twenty five years. However, when it lives in the wild it can survive for up to only fifteen years.

Hoodia Gordonii was discovered by Col. R.F. Gordon in December 1778. It was the famous botanist Francis Masson, who gave the name ‘Stapelia Gordonii’ to the plant. This brought in the name Gordonii which was a deliberate attempt to bring in Gordon’s name into its naming. The name Hoodia was given to it in honor of Van Hood who was an enthusiastic grower of succulent. Hence, the plant acquired the name Hoodia Gordonii.

Hoodia Gordonii is pollinated by flies. This kind of pollination is called as myophily. It grows in South African region and can survive in both extremely hot and extremely cold temperatures.

Hoodia Gordonii can be eaten raw. In order to eat the succulent, its spines must be removed. The purpose of eating Hoodia Gordonii is to suppress the appetite and it has been used for this purpose by the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert for centuries to ward of feelings of hunger and thirst during their long expeditions across the Kalahari Desert.

Now this natural appetite suppressant is available to the world in the form of Hoodia diet supplements for the purpose of losing weight to achieve ideal weight goals.