What is Hoodia Gordonii Succulent?
Hoodia Gordonii has become world famous ever since it appetite suppressing features were exposed in the “BBC Report” and the “60 Minutes Show”. Oprah’s magazine furthered the attention that it received. What is often noted is that Hoodia Gordonii is often referred to as South African cactus, or cactus Hoodia or Hoodia Gordonii cactus.
The term cactus is added to the name because Hoodia Gordonii very much looks like a cactus, but in fact this is an erroneously way of referring to Hoodia Gordonii. Though Hoodia Gordonii resembles the appearance of a cactus, owing to its spiky surface, it is actually a succulent. Here’s a look at what the difference between a succulent and a cactus to understand this better.
A succulent is a plant which stores water in it leaves, stem, and even its roots. Due to this characteristic, the plant has a swollen or fleshy appearance. A cactus on the other hand has leaves which are turned into spines to conserve water. They belong to the category of succulents because of their ability to retain water. What is important to note in the difference between a succulent and a cactus is that all cacti are succulents, but many succulents are not cacti and Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent which falls in the category of being succulent but not a cactus.
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