Combretum molle

Combretum molle

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Combretaceae
Subfamilia: Combretoideae
Tribus: Combreteae
Subtribus: Combretinae
Genus: Combretum
Species: Combretum molle

Name

Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15: 431 1827.

Synonyms

• Combretum arbuscula Engl. & Gilg
• Combretum arengense Sim
• Combretum atelanthum Diels
• Combretum bricchettii Engl. & Diels
• Combretum ellipticum Sim
• Combretum gueinzii Sond.
• Combretum gueinzii var. holosericeum (Sond.) Exell ex Rendle
• Combretum gueinzii subsp. splendens (Engl.) Exell ex Brenan
• Combretum hobol Engl. & Diels
• Combretum holosericeum Sond.
• Combretum lepidotum A. Rich.
• Combretum minimipetalum Chiov.
• Combretum molle R. Br.
• Combretum somalense Engl. & Diels
• Combretum splendens Engl.
• Combretum splendens var. nyikae (Engl.) Engl.
• Combretum sublancifolium Chiov.
• Combretum trichanthum Fresen.
• Combretum ulugurense Engl. & Diels
• Combretum velutinum DC.

Homonyms

• Combretum molle (Klotzsch) Engl. & Diels = Combretum pisoniiflorum (Klotzsch) Engl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, E-D.R.Congo (Zaire), Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal), Swaziland, Botswana Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia (Asir, C-Saudi Arabia), Yemen (Aden Desert, W-Yemen) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R., 1827. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 15:431.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Combretum molle. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Combretum molle in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Combretum molle. Published online. Accessed: October 25 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Combretum molle. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 October 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Combretum molle in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Fluweelboswilg
bamanankan: Ŋaɲaka
English: Velvet Bushwillow
SiSwati: iNkukutwane
Sesotho: Mokgwethe
Kiswahili: mLama
Setswana: Modubatshipi, Moduba
Xitsonga: Xikhukhutsane
Tshivenda: Mugwiti
isiZulu: umBondwe-omhlophe

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