Combretum leprosum Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Combretum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dryland forest, semideciduous forest, scrubland and savannah, being found especially in secondary formations, preferring fertile, well-drained, clayey and chalky terrain.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Combretum leprosum unspecified picture

Distribution

Combretum leprosum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Conservation status

Combretum leprosum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000616471
COL ID 5ZRFB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Combretum leprosum Combretum hasslerianum Combretum leptostachyum