CORALLOCARPUS PERRIERI

This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Monique Keraudren in 1966. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 25 centimetres or more, the vines will reach three metres. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name from Latin; corallum; 'coral' and Greek; karpos; 'fruit' for the red fruits. The species name after Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie, 1873-1958, a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.