Combretaceae FAMILY
Combretum zeyheri
Combretum zeyheri
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Combretum zeyheri is a deciduous shrub or tree growing 3 - 10 metres tall with occasional specimens to 13 metres[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of material for making baskets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatSavannah woodland of Brachystegia-Julbernardia; dry forest and woodland; littoral forest; tree savannah etc. Locally dominant in Kenya, it is usually found on sandy soils and is very tolerant of metalliferous soils; elevations from 10 -1,675 metres[ 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. ].