Combretum nigricans Leprieur ex Guill. & Perr.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Combretum

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-12 m tall. The crown is rounded. The bark is smooth and the trunk is twisted.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 11.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah and dry forests.
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Savannah and dry forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use food fuel gene source gum material medicinal poison social use wood
Edible gums leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. It is best to pre-soak the seeds before planting.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Combretum nigricans leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Combretum nigricans leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Combretum nigricans fruit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Combretum nigricans world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Conservation status

Combretum nigricans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170312-1
WFO ID wfo-0000616580
COL ID 5ZQX9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Combretum nigricans

Lower taxons

Combretum nigricans var. elliotii