Diplorhynchus

Diplorhynchus is a monotypic genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family found in tropical and southern Africa. As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises the single species Diplorhynchus condylocarpon.

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon grows as a shrub or small tree up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). Its fragrant flowers feature a white to creamy corolla. Fruit is green or brown with paired follicles, each up to 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) long. Vernacular names for the plant include "horn-pod tree" and "wild rubber". Habitat is dry woodland and hillsides from sea-level to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) altitude. The plant's numerous local medicinal uses include as a treatment for indigestion, diarrhoea, fever, snakebite, infertility, venereal disease, diabetes, pneumonia and tuberculosis. D. condylocarpon is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.