Barroe

Contributor
The University of Arizona Herbarium
Creator
Homer Leroy Shantz
Description
Probably Fockea, a Barroe - the fleshy root saves many lives, since it is a great source of water to lost travelers - also a food. Plant both raw and preserved in sugar. A very slender vine. Shows cross section of root. [Shantz travel journal, Sep. 7, 1919]
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Title
azu_shantz_19190908_36208_m
Created
1919-09-08
City
Kinkelbos
City Then
Kenkelbosch
Continent
Africa
Country
South Africa
Country Then
South Africa
Province
Eastern Cape
Is this item in the public domain?
No