Combretum tomentosum
G. Don
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Description
A tropical straggling shrub or woody creeper with stems reaching 12–15 m long, found in savannah thickets of West Africa, often along rivers or in palm groves.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows as thickets in savannah areas in West Africa. It can be along rivers or in palm groves.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
Synonyms
Combretum chrysophyllum Guill. & Perr.
Also Known As
Canqueliba-deo, Fu ruk, Iari-safi, Kabaa, Kignat bagid, Kuboo, Lari-safi, Lokoan, Masoko, Safiri, Salanombo, Ulo
References (3)
- Bojang, L., 1999, Non-wood Forest Products in The Gambia. EC-FAO Partnership Programme.
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
