Fruit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2007 © Jörn Germer
Upper surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2007 © Jörn Germer
Twig with fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer
Flowers; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2007 © Jörn Germer
Branches; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2007 © Jörn Germer
Branches; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2007 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 936
Date of entry: 29.09.2008
Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Connarales (2)
Family: Connaraceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Rourea (1)
Epithet: coccinea Hook.f. ex Hook. (8)
Synonyms: Byrsocarpus coccineus Schumach. & Thonn., Byrsocarpus parvifolius Planch., Byrsocarpus puniceus Schumach. & Thonn., Byrsocarpus tisseramii Aubrév. & Pellegr.
coccinea => scarlet
parvifolius => having small leaves
puniceus => reddish-purple
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white