Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Ceropegia (2)
Epithet: gordonii (Masson) Bruyns (1)
Synonyms: Gonostemon gordonii (Masson) Sweet, Hoodia albispina N.E.Br., Hoodia bainii Dyer, Hoodia barklyi Dyer, Hoodia burkei N.E.Br., Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne., Hoodia husabensis Nel, Hoodia langii Oberm. & Letty, Hoodia longispina Plowes, Hoodia pillansii N.E.Br., Hoodia rosea Oberm. & Letty, Hoodia whitesloaneana Dinter, Monothylaceum gordonii (Masson) G.Don, Scytanthus gordonii (Masson) Hook., Stapelia gordonii Masson
rosea => rose or pale red-pink coloured