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Combretum acuminatum

Botanic Family

Combretaceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

• Khau Min Khua (Laos
• Thai)
• Kha Min Khua (Laos
• Thai)
• Nabu-nwe (Myanmar)
• Sinleng (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• Christmas Island - Australia
• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• India
• W. Java
• Maluku
• SW. Sulawesi - Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• coastal
• riverside
• secondary forest
• lowland forest
• floodplain forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Large scandent shrub or woody tendril climber with glabrescent branches. Nearly glabrous leaves to 210mm x 110mm. Axillary & terminal spikes, racemes or panicles to 100mm long with 20-50 flowers, villous calyx with greenish tube to 2mm x 3mm, 4 lobes to 1mm, 4 yellow or white petals to 1.5mm long. Puberulous brown scaly fruit to 65mm x 20mm with 4 or 5 wings to 4mm

Medicinal uses

Further References

• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F Indochine
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS
• FONG
• IFV