Combretum roxburghii

Botanical Description

Combretum roxburghii is a very vigorous climbing shrub. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It has potential for use in remediating polluted soils. The white-bracted flowers and lilac-tinted young shoots are very beautiful ; they have a rather sickly honeyed scent[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].