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Corallocarpus boehmii

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Found this plant at Specks.


A large caudex from Cacti.co.nz.

Author:  Charles Jeffrey, 1962
Family:  CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:  Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Soil:  Grit
Water:  Medium - Maximum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  15 Centimetres
Height:  4 Meters
Flower:  Light Crème
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings?
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Kedrostis boehmii Cogn. 1887.

This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was described by Charles Jeffrey in 1962. It is found in Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe, growing in grit with some to lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 15 centimetres in diameter, the vines reaches for four meters. The flowers are light crème coloured.

The genera name from Latin; corallum; 'coral' and Greek; karpos; 'fruit' for the red fruits. The species is named after German naturalist and collector Richard Böhm.


The flower and fruit by BT Wursten, Zambiaflora.com.