Accession Data

Fockea edulis

Common Name: Kambroo

Family: Apocynaceae

Country of Origin: Namibia

Description: Plants are dioecious. Caudex is theoretically edible.

Accession Data

Accession #: 200000071

Accession Date: 2000-10-03 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2207

Quantity: 1

Source: Matt Opel

Culture: Mainly summer-growing.
Coarse, gritty media; ample water in summer; almost dry in winter.
Should be given an ample pot for its large, succulent caudex and thick roots.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Gentianales

Family: Apocynaceae

SubFamily: Asclepiadoideae

Tribe: Fockeeae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 24 September, 2019.

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