Combretaceae FAMILY

Combretum padoides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Combretum padoides is a many-stemmed deciduous shrub or small tree growing 1 - 12 metres tall. The long, trailing branches often scramble into tall trees nearby[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild and used locally as a source of food, medicines and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, southeast DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatRiverine, coastal and swamp forests, also deciduous thickets, on rocky hills, along escarpments in mixed woodlands, often forming thickets, at elevations from sea level to 500 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].