Toechima erythrocarpum
Toechima erythrocarpum, also known as pink tamarind and foambark, is a species of plant in the lychee family Sapindaceae that is native to Australia and New Guinea.
Description
The species grows as a small tree. The pinnate leaves have leaflets which are up to long and wide. The small white flowers occur in inflorescences up to long. The red to orange fruits, obovoid-ellipsoid in shape, may reach in length and wide.Taxonomy
This plant was initially described as Cupania erythrocarpa by the Victorian colonial botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1865, and later transferred to the genus Toechima by Ludwig Adolph [Timotheus Radlkofer] in 1879.Two subspecies are recognised: Toechima erythrocarpum subsp. papuanum, and the autonym Toechima erythrocarpum subsp. erythrocarpum.