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Combretum
Genus of plants in Combretaecae family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Schousboea" redirects here; this is also synonym of Alchornea.
Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America. Though somewhat reminiscent of willows (Salix) in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these.
Quick Facts Combretum, Scientific classification ...
Combretum | |
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Combretum collinum with fruit | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Combretaceae |
Genus: | Combretum Loefl. |
Species | |
About 3272 see text | |
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