Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Combretaceae

Genus:

Combretum

Species:

Combretum aculeatum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Height:

800 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

white, cream

Native Range

Benin, BKN, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, WSA, DR Congo

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies, birds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously from rootstock after fire, a common trait in African savanna woody species. Benefits from periodic burning in maintaining savanna ecosystems.