Inversodicraea koukoutamba

Inversodicraea koukoutamba is a flowering plant in the family Podostemaceae discovered in Guinea, Africa in the Bafing River. The family is known as the 'orchids of the falls' (although not orchids).^[3] It is a rubbery aquatic plant which can grow up to 20 m (66 ft).^[4]

Inversodicraea koukoutamba
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Podostemaceae
Genus:	Inversodicraea
Species:	I. koukoutamba
Binomial name
Inversodicraea koukoutamba Cheek[2]