Combretum leprosum Mart. is a plant in the Combretaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Combretum leprosum Mart.
Combretum leprosum is a Combretum species found across the Amazon Basin, valued for shade in rural eastern Bolivia.
Combretum leprosum, scientifically named Combretum leprosum Mart., is called mofumbo in Portuguese and asucaró in eastern Bolivian Spanish. It is a plant species belonging to the genus Combretum, and it can be found throughout the Amazon Basin. This plant contains combretastatin A-4. In most of rural eastern Bolivia, local communities have long preserved and encouraged the growth of these trees, and they primarily value the trees for the shade they provide.
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Combretum kraussii Hochst.
Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.
Combretum constrictum (Benth.) M.A.Lawson
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Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.
Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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