Combretum mucronatum
Schumach. & Thonn.
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Description
A shrub or woody climber. Young branches have rusty hairs. The leaves are opposite. They are 16 cm long by 8 cm wide. They taper to an abrupt tip. The flowers ate crowded in groups in the axils of leaves on shoots up to 9 cm long. The fruit is broadly oval and 1-2 cm long.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and along rivers. It grows in seasonally flooded forest. It grows up to 800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, West Africa,
Production
In Central African Republic it flowers in February and August and fruits in March.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Iari-safi-bate
References (1)
- Achigan-Dako, E, et al (Eds), 2009, Catalogue of Traditional Vegetables in Benin. International Foundation for Science.
