Combretum glutinosum

Combretum glutinosum

Native to:
Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Uganda

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Combretaceae
Genus:
Combretum
Species:
Combretum glutinosum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Tree , Shrub
Height:
1200 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
feb,mar,apr,may
Bloom Colors:
yellow, greenish-yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, mammals
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Resprouts vigorously after fire; common in West African savanna ecosystems.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash