Combretaceae

🔍 How to identify Combretaceae →
Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Combretaceae
Combretum apiculatum Sond.

Combretum apiculatum Sond.

Combretum apiculatum Sond.

Combretum apiculatum Sond. is a southern African tree with multiple practical and medicinal uses.

Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.

Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.

Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.

Combretum erythrophyllum is a hardy southern African tree with defined ecology and noted toxic medicinal uses.

Combretum farinosum Kunth

Combretum farinosum Kunth

Combretum farinosum Kunth

Combretum farinosum is a Central and South American bushwillow widely used as a cosmetic perfume ingredient.

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Combretum fruticosum, the orange flame vine, is a liana with summer blooms and autumn dry reddish brown fruit.

Combretum hereroense Schinz

Combretum hereroense Schinz

Combretum hereroense Schinz

Combretum hereroense is a variable deciduous African shrub or small tree with several documented human uses.

Combretum imberbe Wawra

Combretum imberbe Wawra

Combretum imberbe Wawra

Combretum imberbe (leadwood) is a large protected African savanna tree with a range of documented traditional and modern uses.

Combretum indicum (L.) De Filipps

Combretum indicum (L.) De Filipps

Combretum indicum (L.) De Filipps

Combretum indicum, or Rangoon creeper, is a climbing woody vine with toxic seeds that have been used to treat worm infections.

Combretum kraussii Hochst.

Combretum kraussii Hochst.

Combretum kraussii Hochst.

Combretum kraussii Hochst. is a semi-deciduous forest tree with distinctive seasonal leaf color changes and colorful four-winged fruit.

Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don

Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don

Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don

Combretum molle, the velvet bushwillow, is a medium to large African tree that produces biologically active compounds.

Combretum zeyheri Sond.

Combretum zeyheri Sond.

Combretum zeyheri Sond.

Combretum zeyheri is a small to medium African savanna tree, whose wood forms the oldest known wooden structure.

Conocarpus erectus L.

Conocarpus erectus L.

Conocarpus erectus L.

Conocarpus erectus is a shoreline shrub or tree native to tropical/subtropical Americas and West Africa with many ornamental and practical uses.

Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn.

Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn.

Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn.

Laguncularia racemosa, the only species in genus Laguncularia, is the white mangrove, a mangrove tree native to tropical and subtropical coasts globally.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. is a widespread mangrove species with durable timber harvested for construction, charcoal and tannins.

Terminalia buceras (L.) C.Wright

Terminalia buceras (L.) C.Wright

Terminalia buceras (L.) C.Wright

Terminalia buceras is a Combretaceae tree native to the Neotropics, introduced to Florida and Trinidad and Tobago.

Terminalia catappa L.

Terminalia catappa L.

Terminalia catappa L.

Terminalia catappa L. is a widespread tropical tree grown ornamentally, with edible parts and various traditional and hobbyist uses.

Terminalia prunioides M.A.Lawson

Terminalia prunioides M.A.Lawson

Terminalia prunioides M.A.Lawson

Terminalia prunioides is a small native African tree in the Combretaceae family.

Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.

Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.

Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.

Terminalia sericea, the silver cluster-leaf, is an endemic African tree with multiple traditional and practical uses.

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Terminalia chebula Retz. is a deciduous tree from South and Southeast Asia with many traditional uses.

Terminalia muelleri Benth.

Terminalia muelleri Benth.

Terminalia muelleri Benth.

Terminalia muelleri is a deciduous Combretaceae tree, native to Australia, introduced elsewhere, and used as a street tree in several cities.

Terminalia neotaliala Capuron

Terminalia neotaliala Capuron

Terminalia neotaliala Capuron

Terminalia neotaliala (Madagascar almond tree) is a mid-sized Combretaceae tree endemic to Madagascar and invasive in mainland Africa.

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Terminalia bellirica is a large deciduous Combretaceae tree from South and Southeast Asia, widely used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

Terminalia calamansanai (Blanco) Rolfe

Terminalia calamansanai (Blanco) Rolfe

Terminalia calamansanai (Blanco) Rolfe

Terminalia calamansanai is an unresolved Combretaceae plant species with a large range from Bangladesh to New Guinea in SE Asia.

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.

Terminalia arjuna is a large South Asian riparian keystone tree with distinctive buttressed trunks and winged fruit.

Terminalia paniculata B.Heyne ex Roth

Terminalia paniculata B.Heyne ex Roth

Terminalia paniculata B.Heyne ex Roth

Terminalia paniculata is a large tannin-rich endemic timber tree native to Peninsular India, with bright golden flowers and deep red fruits.

Related Families

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store