Connarus conchocarpus

Connarus conchocarpus, commonly known as scarlet shell vine, is a species of climbing plant in the family Connaraceae native to New Guinea and the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a woody vine with a stem up to 12 cm (4.7 in) diameter, leaves with three or five leaflets, and shiny red capsular fruit containing one seed. It was first described in 1865 and has a conservation status of least concern.^[4]

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  Trifoliate leaf
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  Leaves and fruit
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  Fruit

Connarus conchocarpus
Inflorescence
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Connaraceae
Genus:	Connarus
Species:	C. conchocarpus
Binomial name
Connarus conchocarpus F.Muell.[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
Tricholobus conchocarpus (F.Muell.) Domin