what is hoodia
hoodia ËhÊdiËÉ is a genus of flowering plants in the family apocynaceae under the subfamily asclepiadoideae native to southern africa they are stem succulents described as cactiform because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus familyoodia ËhÊdiËÉ is a genus of flowering plants in the family apocynaceae under the subfamily asclepiadoideae native to southern africa they are stem succulents described as cactiform because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus family