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Scientific Name | Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Fockea cylindrica R.A.Dyer, Fockea glabra Decne. |
Common Names | Bergbaroe (a), Bergkambroo (a), Hotnotswaatlemoen (a), Kambaroo (a), Kambroo (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Fockea edulis is widespread and common, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 156 772 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from Worcester in the Western Cape to the Robertson Karoo and the coastal plains east of Bredasdorp. From there it extends eastwards to around East London. Isolated subpopulations are known from similar habitats in southern Natal around Oribi Gorge near Port Shepstone. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sundays Valley Thicket, Sundays Arid Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld, Motherwell Karroid Thicket, Steytlerville Karoo, Albany Mesic Thicket, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Bethelsdorp Bontveld, Escarpment Arid Thicket, Escarpment Valley Thicket, Fish Arid Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Canca Limestone Fynbos, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Blombos Strandveld, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Willowmore Gwarrieveld, Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Robertson Karoo |
Description | It is found on rocky slopes, where it occurs among shrubs and trees, rarely on flats. |
Threats |
| Threats to Fockea edulis include habitat degradation and invasive alien species. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. and Klak, C. 2006. A systematic study of the old world genus Fockea (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 93(4):535-564.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Fockea edulis (Thunb.) K.Schum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/11 |
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