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Combretum pentagonum

Botanic Family

Combretaceae

Author

M.A. Lawson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Tanzania
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Forest remnants
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Jul
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Aug

Scandent shrub or tree, young branches hairy, leaves 200mm x 85mm glabrous above hairy beneath, with cream to pink flowers, spines, 5-angled green fruit flushed red-purple 32mm x 25mm

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA