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''[[Fockea multiflora]]'' |
Most Fockea species are relatively small climbers with swollen, mostly subterranean [[Tuber|tubers]], whereas ''[[Fockea multiflora]]'', a widely distributed but exclusively tropical species, is a massive, tropical [[liana]] without a tuber. It is considered a [[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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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
Most Fockea species are relatively small climbers with swollen, mostly subterranean tubers, whereas Fockea multiflora, a widely distributed but exclusively tropical species, is a massive, tropical liana without a tuber. It is considered a 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.