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Barroe Sep 08, 1919 Kenkelbosch, South Africa

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]