FOCKEA ANGUSTIFOLIA

Author:
Karl Moritz Schumann, 1893
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
K. Schum. (1894). In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 146.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
25 Centimetres
Height:
150 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Fockea sessiliflora, Schltr. 1895.
Fockea lugardi, N.E. Br. 1902.
Fockea dammarana, Schltr. 1905.
Cynanchum omissum, Bullock.
Fockea mildbraedii, Schltr.
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Fockea monroi, S.Moore.
Fockea tugelensis, N.E.Br.

The genera name after Charles Focke, 1802-1856, a Dutch botanist, collecting especially in Surinam. The species name means 'narrow-leaved', although I would describe it as long-leaved, compared to close related plants.

Flower
Greenish - White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum