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'''''Fockea''''' is a genus of succulent scrubs native to southern [[Africa]], known collectively as '''water roots,''' a reference to their characteristic bulbous [[caudex]], which is edible in at least some species.<ref>{{cite book|last=National Research Council|title=Lost crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables|year=2006|publisher=National Academies Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=0-309-66582-5|page=269|url=http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11763.html}}</ref><ref>Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2). </ref> |
'''''Fockea''''' is a genus of succulent scrubs native to southern [[Africa]], known collectively as '''water roots,''' a reference to their characteristic bulbous [[caudex]], which is edible in at least some species.<ref>{{cite book|last=National Research Council|title=Lost crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables|year=2006|publisher=National Academies Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=0-309-66582-5|page=269|url=http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11763.html}}</ref><ref>Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2). </ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Fockeeae |
| Genus: | Fockea Endl. |
Fockea is a genus of succulent scrubs native to southern Africa, known collectively as water roots, a reference to their characteristic bulbous caudex, which is edible in at least some species.[1][2]
- Fockea angustifolia K.Schum. - South Africa
- Fockea capensis Endl. - South Africa
- Fockea comaru (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - South Africa
- Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum. - South Africa
- Fockea multiflora K.Schum. - South Africa
- Fockea sinuata (E.Mey.) Druce - South Africa
References
- ^ National Research Council (2006). Lost crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-309-66582-5.
- ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Faucon, Philippe. "Fockea". Desert Tropicals. Retrieved 25 October 2013.