Gerrardanthus
Gerrardanthus is a genus of flowering plants native to tropical Africa and South Africa, first described by William Henry Harvey, and named in honor of William [Tyrer Gerrard], botanical collector in Natal and Madagascar in the 1860s.
Gerrardanthus is a perennial climber, with height up to 5 m, rising from a swollen, tuberous base with a thickness of up to 1.5 m. Stems are herbaceous but becoming woody and grey-barked as they age.