Hook. fil. (1869). In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(1): 32. T. 12.
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
2 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Rhynchocarpa welwitschii Naudin. 1863.
Corallocarpus gilgianus Cogn. 1916.
Corallocarpus congolensis, Cogn.
The genera name from Latin; corallum; 'coral' and Greek; karpos; 'fruit' for the red fruits. The species name after Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch, 1806-1872, an Austrian explorer and botanist.