Apocynaceae FAMILY
Fockea multiflora
Fockea multiflora
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The latex in the plant is toxic[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—
A plant of drier areas in the tropics, where it is found at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres. Plants cannot tolerate frosts[2]. Succeeds in full sun or light shade, though its caudex should be sheltered from the sun[2]. Requires ample moisture in the growing season[3]. The plant tends to grow faster if the swollen base of the stem (the caudex) is buried just under the soil surface[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Fockea+multiflora>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]Desert Tropicals — http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ ↩︎The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
- [3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [4]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.