Combretum bracteatum Engl. & Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Combretum

Characteristics

Receptacle and calyx-lobes yellow on one side, orange on the other; petals and filaments orange, anthers red.
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Bracts yellowish-green to reddish-yellow
Scandent shrub
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

Wooded savannah, degraded forest associations, forest edges from around sea level to 200 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers nectars
Therapeutic use Tonic (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Combretum bracteatum world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169958-1
WFO ID wfo-0000616133
COL ID 5ZPFS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cacoucia bracteata Cacoucia splendens Combretum bracteatum Combretum bucciniflorum Combretum gentilii