Combretum tomentosum G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Combretum

Characteristics

A straggling shrub. It can be a woody creeper. The stems can be 12-15 m long.
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Scandent shrub with dense brownish indumentum
Flowers pale yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows as thickets in savannah areas in West Africa. It can be along rivers or in palm groves.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Combretum tomentosum world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Chad

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170531-1
WFO ID wfo-0000616846
COL ID 5ZQQM
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Synonyms

Combretum chrysophyllum Combretum tomentosum