Duranta is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.
 It contains 17 species of shrubs and small trees that are native from southern Florida to Mexico and South America.
 They are commonly cultivated as hedges and ornamental plants.
Hoodia (known locally as "ghaap" or "bobbejaanghaap") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, native to Southern Africa.

Question: Are Duranta and Hoodia flowering plants?
Answer: yes