WorldFloraDB - Combretum micranthum

Characteristics

A shrub in rocky locations and a tree in woodlands. It can also be a woody creeper or vine 15-20 m long. The stem can be 10 cm across. The leaves are alternate and shiny light green when young. The leaf shape varies They are oval and taper to the tip. They are 10 cm long. The flowers are small and white. They are along stalks 2-5 cm long. The fruit are brown and have 4 wings. They are 1.5 cm across.

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Spreading shrub, sometimes a liane, or a small tree

Leaves dark reddish-brown when old

Fruits dark reddish-brown when old

Receptacle with red scales

Petals white

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
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Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	4.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	1.5
Root diameter (meter)	-
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Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Dry sites in the savannah, on sandstone, clay, laterite, crystalline rocks, and skeletal soils at elevations to 1,000 metres. An indicator of poor soils, frequently found on termite nests, even though the roots are susceptible to termite attack.

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A tropical plant. It grows in the Sahel and savannah in west Africa. It is drought and fire resistant. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 300-1,500 mm each year. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m altitude. It can grow in arid places.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are boiled and eaten and used as medicine. They are also used to make tea. The seeds are eaten.

Uses	animal food charcoal environmental use fiber food fuel gene source material medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison social use tea timber wood
Edible	fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	-
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds and by layering.

Mode	seedlings
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Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	22 - 35
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