Shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers sessile, bisexual, fragrant, in axillary pairs on reduced shoots on older wood. Corolla white to pink; lobes spreading to reflexed. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit spherical, fleshy. Derivation of name: Pierre Victor Adolphe Ferret, 1814-1882, French military officer, explorer and plant collector. Worldwide: 2 species in tropical Africa. Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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