Combretum engleri
Combretum engleri
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Caprivi Strip | DR Congo | Namibia | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Combretaceae
- Genus:
- Combretum
- Species:
- Combretum engleri
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 1500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- cream, yellowish-white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies, birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from rootstock after fire, typical of African savanna woodland species. Benefits from periodic burning which maintains open woodland habitat.