Taxon

Corallocarpus bainesii

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Common name: Coral-fruit creeper
Family: Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber)
Distribution: Southern Africa:KwaZulu-Natal to Zimbabwe
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Vine / liana / climber
Usage: Edible, medicinal
Comments: This plant's stems scramble over the ground or clamber into the surrounding vegetation for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Links: Red List of South African Plants • Useful Tropical Plants

Locations

  • 1: Nursery areas • Accession: 2015-351/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
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