Fockea
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| water roots | |
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| File:Fockea edulis 001.jpg | |
| Potted Fockea edulis | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Tribe: | Fockeeae |
| Genus: | Fockea Endl. |
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Fockea is a genus of succulent scrubs native to southern Africa, known collectively as water roots, a reference to their characteristic bulbous caudex, which is edible in at least some species.[1][2]
- 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
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- ↑ 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
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