Taxon

Fockea edulis

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Common name: Bergbaroe, Bergkambroo, Kambaroo, Kambroo, Hottentot bread
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Synonym: Fockea cylindrica, Fockea glabra
Distribution: Eastern South Africa
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Vine / liana / climber
Comments: The plant forms a thick grey tuber, known as a caudex, with small wart-like growths (tubercules) all over the surface. In the wild, the caudex is partially or totally buried and tends to grow faster this way.
Links: Khumbula Indigenous Nursery • Red List of South African Plants • Cactus Art

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