Combretaceae

Indian Laurel

Terminalia elliptica Willd.

Terminalia elliptica is a deciduous tree native to South and Southeast Asia, with many uses for its wood, bark and stored water.

Lebombo Clusterleaf

Terminalia phanerophlebia Engl. & Diels

Terminalia australis Cambess.

Terminalia australis Cambess.

Terminalia australis is a South American tree or large shrub native to river basins of the Río de la Plata region, used for ornamental and precision woodwork.

Terminalia leiocarpa (DC.) Baill.

Terminalia leiocarpa (DC.) Baill.

Terminalia leiocarpa is a deciduous tree native to tropical Africa that grows in forest edges, savannas, and riverbanks.

Terminalia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Gere & Boatwr.

Terminalia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Gere & Boatwr.

knobbly climbing bushwillow

Combretum mossambicense (Klotzsch) Engl.

forest flame-creeper

Combretum paniculatum Vent.

Combretum paniculatum is an African Combretum species commonly called burning bush or forest flame-creeper, with winged samara fruit.

Powderpuff Combretum

Combretum constrictum (Benth.) M.A.Lawson

Combretum constrictum is a flowering tree endemic to tropical Africa, native to five East and West African countries.

Combretum collinum Fresen.

Combretum collinum Fresen.

Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC.

Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC.

Combretum glutinosum is a drought-resistant Sahel shrub widely used for dye, construction, food, and traditional medicine.

Combretum leprosum Mart.

Combretum leprosum Mart.

Combretum leprosum is a Combretum species found across the Amazon Basin, valued for shade in rural eastern Bolivia.

black mangrove

Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt

Lumnitzera littorea is a mangrove species native to tropical Indo-Pacific coastal and estuarine areas.

Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.

Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.

Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. is the only species in the Guiera genus, found in dry Tropical Africa with decorative, medicinal and practical uses.

Varavalli

Getonia floribunda Roxb.

Getonia floribunda is a large climbing Indian shrub that stores water in vines and has widely used medicinal parts.