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''[[Fockea multiflora]]'' is a widely distributed but exclusively tropical species, sister to the other five species. ''[[Fockea angustifolia]]'', also widely distributed, is mainly tropical, and sister to the remaining four species, which are [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern Africa.<ref name=Bruyns/> |
''[[Fockea multiflora]]'' is a widely distributed but exclusively tropical species, sister to the other five species. ''[[Fockea angustifolia]]'', also widely distributed, is mainly tropical, and sister to the remaining four species, which are [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern Africa.<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
Fockea multiflora is a widely distributed but exclusively tropical species, sister to the other five species. Fockea angustifolia, also widely distributed, is mainly tropical, and sister to the remaining four species, which are endemic to southern Africa.[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).
- ^ "Fockea Endl". WFO Plant List. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.
- ^ Faucon, Philippe. "Fockea". Desert Tropicals. Retrieved 25 October 2013.