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Combretum molle

Authority R.Br. ex G.Don Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Myrtales:Combretaceae Synonyms Combretum arbuscula Engl. & Diels, Combretum arengense Sim, Combretum atelanthum Diels, Combretum ellipticum Sim, Combretum galpinii Engl. & Diels, Combretum gueinzii Sond., Combretum gueinzii ssp. eugueinzii var. holosericeum (Sond.) Exell ex Burtt Davy, Combretum gueinzii ssp. splendens (Engl.) Exell ex Brenan, Combretum gueinzii ssp. splendens Exell ex Burtt Davy & Hoyle, Combretum gueinzii var. holosericeum (Sond.) Exell ex Rendle, Combretum holosericeum Sond., Combretum pretoriense Duemmer, Combretum splendens Engl., Combretum ulugurense Engl. & Diels, Combretum velutinum DC., Combretum welwitschii Engl. & Diels Common names basterrooibos, fluweelboswilg, imMbondvo, inKukutwane, moduba, modubatshipi, mokgwethe, molatswe, mugwiti, umBondwe, umBondwe-omhlope, velvet bushwillow, velvet-leaved combretum, xikhukhutsane Editor Ecocrop code 47120

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DESCRIPTION: It is a shrub or small, graceful, evergreen or deciduous tree reaching 3-13 m in height. The trunk is crooked or leaning, occasionally swollen at the base, up to 30 cm in diameter. Bark grey and smooth when young, grey-brown to almost black, rough and flaking when older. Fruits 1.4-2.5 x 1.5-2 cm, 4-winged, the wings pale yellow-brown, rounded. USE: The leaves are browsed by cattle. Flowers attract bees and make good forage for honey production. Wood used as firewood and charcoal. A red dye can be obtained from the leaves and yellow dye from the roots. Root and bark has medicinal properties. Leaf fall is a source of mulch and green manure for the soil. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: velvet leaf willow. FURTHER INF: It is widely distributed in southern Africa from Kosi Bay in the extreme north east to Namibia in the west, and from the Orange Free State in the south, northwards through the Transvaal to tropical Africa. It is a tree of the bush and savannah regions of Africa generally, often occurring on ant-hills, in semi-evergreen thickets and frequently associated with quartzite formations. It has a wide range, from Senegal to Sudan, down across the whole of central and eastern Africa.
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SOURCE: ICRAF Agroforestree Database