Combretum apiculatum
Combretaceae FAMILY

Combretum apiculatum

Combretum apiculatum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Combretum apiculatum is a semi-deciduous, much-branched tree usually growing from 4 - 10 metres tall, but with some specimens up to 13 metres[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. Rarely, the plant can be no more than a shrub[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its hard wood and edible gum. It is also grown as an ornamental[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatDry savannah and savannah woodland especially in rocky places; secondary Baikiaea and Kalahari woodland; mopane termite mounds; Acacia-Combretum-Terminalia tree savannah; dambos and watershed grassland[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].