Combretum hereroense
Combretaceae FAMILY

Combretum hereroense

Combretum hereroense

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Combretum hereroense is a deciduous shrub, often with arching stems; or, more commonly, a small tree with a dense crown growing 9 - 12 metres tall[ 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern and eastern Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatMixed open or savannah woodland at elevations from 50 - 2,700 metres[ 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. ].