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, 2^nd 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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