Combretaceae FAMILY
Combretum mossambicense
Combretum mossambicense
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Combretum mossambicense is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to 4 metres tall and 3 metres wide. It usually adopts a more or less climbing habit, scrambling into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. A very ornamental plant, producing masses of lovely, fluffy, fragrant, pink-white flowers that resemble small powder puffs. They are displayed on the bare branches in early spring[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, northern S. Africa.
HabitatLow-lying bushveld and thicket in hot, dry areas, on hills (koppies) and often near rivers[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].