Combretum apiculatum
Red bushwillow
Summary 4
Combretum apiculatum is a species of tree in the family Combretaceae known by the common name red bushwillow It is native to Africa, where it occurs in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and elsewhere.
Species abstract 5
Red bushwillow (Combretum apiculatum) presents as a shrub or small tree up to six metres in height. The oval leaves are yellowish and attain a length of up to ten centimetres (cm) and a width of up to four cm. The species presents insignificant flowers in short spikes. Fruits are four winged and present as a reddish brown colour. This tree species is characteristic of some of the dry woodlands of southern Africa, such as the Angolan mopane woodlands; it is also well represented on rocky rugged slopes of the South Africa bushveld. Studies are ongoing of the antioxidant properties of this taxon, as in the case of many Combretum species.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/14/141790-1.jpg
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/14/141790-2.jpg
- (c) brianvds, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Red_bushwillow_Combretum_apiculatum.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combretum_apiculatum
- Adapted by Patrick Furtado from a work by (c) C.Michael Hogan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22993012
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
