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Bushwillows
Combretum
Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America.
Around 17 species in the genus Quisqualis are very similar to Combretum and are now classified as species of the genus.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rangoon Creeper
speciesCombretum indicum
Velvet Bushwillow
speciesCombretum molle
Combretum farinosum
speciesCombretum farinosum
Largefruit Bushwillow
speciesCombretum zeyheri
red bushwillow
speciesCombretum apiculatum
Leadwood
speciesCombretum imberbe
river bushwillow
speciesCombretum erythrophyllum
russet bushwillow
speciesCombretum hereroense
Combretum fruticosum
speciesCombretum fruticosum
Combretum collinum
speciesCombretum collinum
Forest Bushwillow
speciesCombretum kraussii
knobbly climbing bushwillow
speciesCombretum mossambicense
flame-creeper
speciesCombretum microphyllum
Combretum albidum
speciesCombretum albidum
Combretum glutinosum
speciesCombretum glutinosum
Powderpuff Combretum
speciesCombretum constrictum
Combretum leprosum
speciesCombretum leprosum
red combretum
speciesCombretum platypetalum
Combretum coccineum
speciesCombretum coccineum
Combretum grandidieri
speciesCombretum grandidieri
forest flame-creeper
speciesCombretum paniculatum
Combretum micranthum
speciesCombretum micranthum
Combretum rotundifolium
speciesCombretum rotundifolium
Transvaal Bushwillow
speciesCombretum nelsonii
four-leaved bushwillow
speciesCombretum adenogonium
Combretum quadrangulare
speciesCombretum quadrangulare
Cape bushwillow
speciesCombretum afrum
Rock Bushwillow
speciesCombretum moggii
Combretum racemosum
speciesCombretum racemosum
Combretum cacoucia
speciesCombretum cacoucia
Combretum laxum
speciesCombretum laxum
Combretum lanceolatum
speciesCombretum lanceolatum
Venda Bushwillow
speciesCombretum vendae
Hiccough-Nut
speciesCombretum bracteosum
Combretum macrocalyx
speciesCombretum macrocalyx
Combretum aculeatum
speciesCombretum aculeatum
thicket bushwillow
speciesCombretum padoides
Combretum purpureiflorum
speciesCombretum purpureiflorum
Combretum latifolium
speciesCombretum latifolium
Combretum albiflorum
speciesCombretum albiflorum
Combretum duarteanum
speciesCombretum duarteanum
Combretum psidioides
speciesCombretum psidioides
Caprivi Combretum
speciesCombretum elaeagnoides
Forest Climbing Bushwillow
speciesCombretum edwardsii
Combretum nigricans
speciesCombretum nigricans
False Forest Bushwillow
speciesCombretum woodii
Trailing Bushwillow
speciesCombretum patelliforme
Combretum meridionalis
speciesCombretum meridionalis
River Bushwillow
speciesCombretum celastroides
Combretum obovatum
speciesCombretum obovatum
Combretum platypterum
speciesCombretum platypterum
African Quisqualis
speciesCombretum sylvicola
Combretum mussaendiflorum
speciesCombretum mussaendiflorum
Maputaland Bushwillow
speciesCombretum mkuzense
Combretum sphaeroides
speciesCombretum sphaeroides
Combretum grandiflorum
speciesCombretum grandiflorum
Combretum villosum
speciesCombretum villosum
Smooth Climbing Bushwillow
speciesCombretum eugeneanum
Combretum roxburghii
speciesCombretum roxburghii
Combretum longispicatum
speciesCombretum longispicatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81496.