Combretum molle

Botanical Description

Combretum molle is an extremely variable shrub or small tree, usually growing 3 - 10 metres tall, but occasionally to 16 metres. It is evergreen where there is sufficient moisture, but can become deciduous in dry seasons. Some reports say that it has a straight regular bole up to 30cm in diameter[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ], whilst another says that it is crooked or leaning[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for a gum, which is traded locally. It also has traditional medicinal uses and a valuable timber.