Combretaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Combretaceae
red bushwillow

red bushwillow

Combretum apiculatum Sond.

Combretum apiculatum Sond. is a southern African tree with multiple practical and medicinal uses.

river bushwillow

river bushwillow

Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.

Combretum erythrophyllum is a hardy southern African tree with defined ecology and noted toxic medicinal uses.

Combretum farinosum Kunth

Combretum farinosum Kunth

Combretum farinosum Kunth

Combretum farinosum is a Central and South American bushwillow widely used as a cosmetic perfume ingredient.

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Combretum fruticosum, the orange flame vine, is a liana with summer blooms and autumn dry reddish brown fruit.

russet bushwillow

russet bushwillow

Combretum hereroense Schinz

Combretum hereroense is a variable deciduous African shrub or small tree with several documented human uses.

Leadwood

Leadwood

Combretum imberbe Wawra

Combretum imberbe (leadwood) is a large protected African savanna tree with a range of documented traditional and modern uses.

Rangoon Creeper

Rangoon Creeper

Combretum indicum (L.) De Filipps

Combretum indicum, or Rangoon creeper, is a climbing woody vine with toxic seeds that have been used to treat worm infections.

Forest Bushwillow

Forest Bushwillow

Combretum kraussii Hochst.

Combretum kraussii Hochst. is a semi-deciduous forest tree with distinctive seasonal leaf color changes and colorful four-winged fruit.

Velvet Bushwillow

Velvet Bushwillow

Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don

Combretum molle, the velvet bushwillow, is a medium to large African tree that produces biologically active compounds.

Largefruit Bushwillow

Largefruit Bushwillow

Combretum zeyheri Sond.

Combretum zeyheri is a small to medium African savanna tree, whose wood forms the oldest known wooden structure.

Green Buttonwood

Green Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus L.

Conocarpus erectus is a shoreline shrub or tree native to tropical/subtropical Americas and West Africa with many ornamental and practical uses.

White Mangrove

White Mangrove

Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn.

Laguncularia racemosa, the only species in genus Laguncularia, is the white mangrove, a mangrove tree native to tropical and subtropical coasts globally.

White-flowered black mangrove

White-flowered black mangrove

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. is a widespread mangrove species with durable timber harvested for construction, charcoal and tannins.

Gregorywood

Gregorywood

Terminalia buceras (L.) C.Wright

Terminalia buceras is a Combretaceae tree native to the Neotropics, introduced to Florida and Trinidad and Tobago.

Sea Almond

Sea Almond

Terminalia catappa L.

Terminalia catappa L. is a widespread tropical tree grown ornamentally, with edible parts and various traditional and hobbyist uses.

Purplepod clusterleaf

Purplepod clusterleaf

Terminalia prunioides M.A.Lawson

Terminalia prunioides is a small native African tree in the Combretaceae family.

silver terminalia

silver terminalia

Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.

Terminalia sericea, the silver cluster-leaf, is an endemic African tree with multiple traditional and practical uses.

King of Medicine

King of Medicine

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Terminalia chebula Retz. is a deciduous tree from South and Southeast Asia with many traditional uses.

Australian Almond

Australian Almond

Terminalia muelleri Benth.

Terminalia muelleri is a deciduous Combretaceae tree, native to Australia, introduced elsewhere, and used as a street tree in several cities.

Terminalia neotaliala Capuron

Terminalia neotaliala Capuron

Terminalia neotaliala Capuron

Terminalia neotaliala (Madagascar almond tree) is a mid-sized Combretaceae tree endemic to Madagascar and invasive in mainland Africa.

Bibhitaki

Bibhitaki

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Terminalia bellirica is a large deciduous Combretaceae tree from South and Southeast Asia, widely used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

Terminalia calamansanai (Blanco) Rolfe

Terminalia calamansanai (Blanco) Rolfe

Terminalia calamansanai (Blanco) Rolfe

Terminalia calamansanai is an unresolved Combretaceae plant species with a large range from Bangladesh to New Guinea in SE Asia.

Arjun tree

Arjun tree

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Terminalia arjuna is a large South Asian riparian keystone tree with distinctive buttressed trunks and winged fruit.

Kindal Tree

Kindal Tree

Terminalia paniculata B.Heyne ex Roth

Terminalia paniculata is a large tannin-rich endemic timber tree native to Peninsular India, with bright golden flowers and deep red fruits.

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