Fockea angustifolia K. Schum.

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Hwange NP, between Sinamatella and Masuma Dam

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Synonyms:	Cynanchum omissum Bullock Fockea dammarana Schltr. Fockea lugardii N.E. Br. Fockea mildbraedii Schltr. Fockea monroi S. Moore Fockea sessiliflora Schltr. Fockea tugelensis N.E. Br.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Slender woody twiner with milky sap, growing from a large tuber. Stems up to 2 m long, often reddish, pubescent. Leaves oppositenarrowly linear to oblong, elliptic or ovate, 2–8 cm long, hairless or minutely pubescent beneath; petiole 1–3 mm long, minutely pubescent. Inflorescences extra-axillary, sessile but sometimes on short lateral shoots, 1–6 flowers simultaneously. Sepals triangular, c. 1 mm long, minutely pubescent. Corolla narrowly conical and strongly contorted in bud, divided more or less to the base, lobes linear. Corona white with a tubular part 2-6 mm long and 1–1.5 mm wide, apical lobes filiform, 0.5–1 mm long. Fruit in paired follicles, 7–20 cm long, grey-green often with purplish bands, smooth.
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Derivation of specific name:	angustifolia: narrow-leaved
Habitat:	In dry open woodland and scrub often with Acacia or Commiphora.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	N,SW,SE
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 17 January 2017
Literature:	Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Asclepiadaceae Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants Springer-Verlag Pages 137 - 138. Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Pages 30 - 31. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 271. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 65 - 66. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 20. Roodt, V. (2011). Wild flowers, Waterplants and Grasses of the Okavango Delta and Kalahari "Did You Know" nature series Struik Nature for Veronica Roodt Publications Page 10. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 27. also as Fockea monroi

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