Combretum engleri
Schinz, De Wild. & T. Durand
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Description
A shrub. It grows 3-5 m tall. It has a clumping rootstock producing several stems.
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Edible Uses
The gum is eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The gum is eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 500-1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Botswana, Congo DR, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia,
Other Uses
The slender branches are very elastic. The straight branches are sometimes used as digging sticks.
Synonyms
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 45
- Useful Tropical Plants.
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
