| Author: | Karl
Moritz Schumann,
1893 |
| Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania,
Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
50
Centimetres |
| Height: |
10 Meters |
| Flower:
|
Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Elephant
Vines, Python Kambro, Pythonranke, Pythonwein |
| Synonyms: |
Fockea schinzii
N.E. Brown, 1895 |
This Asclepiadaceae* grows in
southern Africa, and was described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1893. It is
found in Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia,
Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water
and some sun. The vines will reach for up to ten meter and half a
meter in diameter. The flowers are green.
The genera name after Charles
Focke, 1802-1856, a Dutch botanist, collecting especially in
Surinam. The species name due to the many
flowers.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. |
