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Combretum bracteatum

Botanic Family

Combretaceae

Author

(M. A. Lawson) Engler & Diels

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Gabon
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• S. Nigeria
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Wooded savanna
• forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Aug
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• May
• Dec

Liane or twining shrub with puberulous branches, glabrous leaves, racemes with showy pale yellow bracts, orange-yellow & red flowers, corolla to 50mm long, 5 petals, 5-winged yellow-green(immature) fruit to 45mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• Welw
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA