Combretum mucronatum

Family: Combretaceae

What it is like

A shrub or woody climber. Young branches have rusty hairs. The leaves are opposite. They are 16 cm long by 8 cm wide. They taper to an abrupt tip. The flowers ate crowded in groups in the axils of leaves on shoots up to 9 cm long. The fruit is broadly oval and 1-2 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and along rivers. It grows in seasonally flooded forest. It grows up to 800 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves ?, medicine ?

How it is grown

In Central African Republic it flowers in February and August and fruits in March.

Its other names

Local names

Iari-safi-bate

Synonyms

Combretum pellucidum Exell; Combretum smeathmannii G. Don;