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The species ''[[Fockea multiflora]]'' is sister to the other four species, and ''[[Fockea angustifolia]]'' is sister to the remaining four.<ref name=Bruyns/> |
The species ''[[Fockea multiflora]]'' is sister to the other four species, and ''[[Fockea angustifolia]]'' is sister to the remaining four.<ref name=Bruyns/> |
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# ''[[Fockea angustifolia]]'' <small>K.Schum.</small> - South Africa |
# ''[[Fockea angustifolia]]'' <small>K.Schum.</small> - South Africa |
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# ''[[Fockea capensis]]'' <small>Endl.</small> - South Africa |
# ''[[Fockea capensis]]'' <small>Endl.</small> - South Africa |
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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.[1] known collectively as water roots, a reference to their characteristic bulbous caudex, which is edible in at least some species.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The species Fockea multiflora is sister to the other four species, and Fockea angustifolia is sister to the remaining four.[1]
- 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
- ^ a b Bruyns, P. V.; Klak, C. (2006). "A Systematic Study of the Old World Genus Fockea (Apocynaceae–Asclepiadoideae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 93 (4): 535. doi:10.3417/0026-6493(2006)93[535:ASSOTO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0026-6493.
- ^ 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.