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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 group|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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;Species<ref>{{cite web |title=Fockea Endl.|url=https://wfoplantlist.org/plant-list/taxon/wfo-4000014892-2023-06?page=1|work=WFO Plant List|accessdate=24 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Faucon|first=Philippe|title=Fockea|url=https://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Apocynaceae/Fockea.html|work=Desert Tropicals|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</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.[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. — A climbing tuberous geophyte found primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome, ranging from Southeast Kenya to South Africa.[6]
- Fockea capensis Endl. — A climbing tuberous geophyte found primarily in the subtropical biome; its native range is the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[7]
- Fockea comaru (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - A tuberous geophyte found primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome, ranging from southern Namibia to South Africa's Cape Provinces.[8]
- Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum. - A climbing tuberous geophyte found primarily in the subtropical biome, ranging from the southern Cape Provinces to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[9]
- Fockea multiflora K.Schum. - A semisucculent liana growing primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome, ranging from Tanzania to northern Namibia. It is native to Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[10]
- Fockea sinuata (E.Mey.) Druce - A climbing tuberous geophyte growing primarily in the in the desert or dry shrubland biome, ranging from south-central and southern Namibia to the Cape Provinces and Free State province of South Africa.[11]
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.
- ^ "Fockea angustifolia K.Schum". Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.
- ^ "Fockea capensis Endl". Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.
- ^ "Fockea comaru (E.Mey.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.
- ^ "Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum". Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.
- ^ "Fockea multiflora K.Schum". Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.
- ^ "Fockea sinuata (E.Mey.) Druce". Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 Jun 2023.