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.
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.(2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Feretia. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1385, retrieved 22 November 2024
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