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'''''Fockea edulis ''''' ('''"Kambroo"''') is a species of [[caudex|caudiciform]] plant in the [[Apocynaceae]] family that is native to [[South Africa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2604275|title= Fockea edulis in Tropicos}}</ref> and [[Namibia]]. |
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'''''Fockea edulis ''''' is a species of plant in the [[Apocynaceae]] family that is native to [[South Africa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2604275|title= Fockea edulis in Tropicos}}</ref> and [[Namibia]]. A common name is '''Hottentot bread''' due to the milky, somewhat sweetish flavour of the edible root which is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant's [[latex]] is said to be poisonous.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fockea+edulis|title= Fockea edulis in Useful Tropical Plants}}</ref> In [[Afrikaans]] the plant is called '''Bergbaroe''', '''Bergkambroo''', '''Kambaroo''', '''Kambroo''', '''Kambro''', or '''Hotnotswaatlemoen'''. In [[Khoi]] it is called '''!Koo''', '''!Ku''', or '''!Kuu'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kumbulanursery.co.za/plants/fockea-edulis|title= Fockea edulis in Kumbula Indigenous Garden}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ispotnature.org/species-dictionaries/sanbi/Fockea%20edulis|title= Fockea edulis in iSpot SANBI}}</ref> A semi-deciduous [[perennial]] [[caudex|caudiciform]] with fat, twisted grey roots, it grows in warmer drier areas, dry savannah and rockery. In the wild, the caudex is partially or totally buried and tends to grow faster this way up to 60 cm in diameter. Fockeas are [[dioecy|dioecious]], so a male plant and a female plant are needed to produce seeds. The flowers are whitish-green, not very showy but lightly scented, small (0.6-1.5 cm wide) [[Mesembryanthemum|vygie]]-like flowers surrounded by a large, thick, spider-like [[sepal|calyx]]. The flowers are pollinated by fruit flies. The plant produces grey-greenish pods. The thin vine branches may reach a length of up to 4 meters, and climb on any type of available support. The leaves are green, entire and oblong. Although it shows decreased activity in the January – April period, it never goes into complete dormancy and always carries some leaves. Plants cannot tolerate more than occasional light frosts with temperatures dropping as low as -2°C. This species is of easy cultivation and hardy when kept reasonably dry and watered only enough to keep the tuber from shriveling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Asclepiadaceae/11329/Fockea_edulis|title= Fockea edulis in Encyclopedia of Succulents}}</ref> |
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==Names== |
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A common name is '''Hottentot bread''' due to the milky, somewhat sweetish flavour of the edible root which is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant's [[latex]] is said to be poisonous.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fockea+edulis|title= Fockea edulis in Useful Tropical Plants}}</ref> In [[Afrikaans]] the plant is called '''Bergbaroe''', '''Bergkambroo''', '''Kambaroo''', '''Kambroo''', '''Kambro''', or '''Hotnotswaatlemoen'''. In [[Khoi]] it is called '''!Koo''', '''!Ku''', or '''!Kuu'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kumbulanursery.co.za/plants/fockea-edulis|title= Fockea edulis in Kumbula Indigenous Garden}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ispotnature.org/species-dictionaries/sanbi/Fockea%20edulis|title= Fockea edulis in iSpot SANBI}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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A semi-deciduous [[perennial]] [[caudex|caudiciform]] with fat, twisted grey roots. In the wild, the caudex is partially or totally buried and tends to grow faster this way, reaching up to 60 cm in diameter. The thin vine branches may reach a length of up to 4 meters, and climb on any type of available support. The leaves are green, entire and oblong. |
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Fockeas are [[dioecy|dioecious]], so a male plant and a female plant are needed to produce seeds. The flowers are whitish-green, not very showy but lightly scented, small (0.6-1.5 cm wide) [[Mesembryanthemum|vygie]]-like flowers surrounded by a large, thick, spider-like [[sepal|calyx]]. The flowers are pollinated by fruit flies. The plant produces grey-greenish seed pods. |
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==Habitat and growth== |
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This species is widespread in southern Africa where it grows in warmer drier areas, dry savannah and rocky slopes. It is of easy cultivation and hardy when kept reasonably dry and watered only enough to keep the tuber from shriveling. Although it shows decreased activity in the January – April period, it never goes into complete dormancy and always carries some leaves. Plants cannot tolerate more than occasional light frosts with temperatures dropping as low as -2°C.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Asclepiadaceae/11329/Fockea_edulis|title= Fockea edulis in Encyclopedia of Succulents}}</ref> |
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Fockea edulis ("Kambroo") is a species of caudiciform plant in the Apocynaceae family that is native to South Africa[1] and Namibia.
Names
A common name is Hottentot bread due to the milky, somewhat sweetish flavour of the edible root which is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant's latex is said to be poisonous.[2] In Afrikaans the plant is called Bergbaroe, Bergkambroo, Kambaroo, Kambroo, Kambro, or Hotnotswaatlemoen. In Khoi it is called !Koo, !Ku, or !Kuu.[3][4]
Description
A semi-deciduous perennial caudiciform with fat, twisted grey roots. In the wild, the caudex is partially or totally buried and tends to grow faster this way, reaching up to 60 cm in diameter. The thin vine branches may reach a length of up to 4 meters, and climb on any type of available support. The leaves are green, entire and oblong.
Fockeas are dioecious, so a male plant and a female plant are needed to produce seeds. The flowers are whitish-green, not very showy but lightly scented, small (0.6-1.5 cm wide) vygie-like flowers surrounded by a large, thick, spider-like calyx. The flowers are pollinated by fruit flies. The plant produces grey-greenish seed pods.
Habitat and growth
This species is widespread in southern Africa where it grows in warmer drier areas, dry savannah and rocky slopes. It is of easy cultivation and hardy when kept reasonably dry and watered only enough to keep the tuber from shriveling. Although it shows decreased activity in the January – April period, it never goes into complete dormancy and always carries some leaves. Plants cannot tolerate more than occasional light frosts with temperatures dropping as low as -2°C.[5]
References
External links
Media related to Fockea edulis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Fockea edulis at Wikispecies
