Combretum nanum Buch.-ham.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Combretum

Characteristics

A small shrub. It grows 50 cm tall and has a stout root stock. The branches are 12-45 cm long. The leaves are opposite or alternate and 5-10 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The fruit are 4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They have 4 broad papery wings.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.55
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 200-1,500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

The seeds are roasted with salt and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Dysentery (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Megalospleny (unspecified)
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Distribution

Combretum nanum world distribution map, present in India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170306-1
WFO ID wfo-0000616571
COL ID 5ZQWK
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Synonyms

Combretum nanum