Combretum aculeatum
Combretum aculeatum
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Djibouti | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Somalia | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Western Sahara
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
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.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch