Combretum paniculatum

Combretum paniculatum
Combretum paniculatum
Systematics
Rosids Eurosiden II Order : Myrtle-like (Myrtales) Family : Winged family (Combretaceae) Genre : Long threads ( Combretum ) Type : Combretum paniculatum
Scientific name
Combretum paniculatum
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Combretum paniculatum is a plant species in the genus of long filaments ( Combretum ) with wide distribution in Africa , west of Gambia to east to Ethiopia and in the south to Angola . In the countries of the Sudan Zone, it usually grows along watercourses.

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Vegetative characteristics

Combretum paniculatum grows as a shrub or liana .

Fruits of Combretum paniculatum

Generative characteristics

In the dry season, the numerous, intensely red flowers bloom , which stand in small spikes within a larger, panicley branched inflorescence (inflorescence) - hence the common English name burning bush .

Systematics

One can distinguish between two subspecies:

• Combretum paniculatum ssp. paniculatum : The number of chromosomes is 2n = about 78.
• Combretum paniculatum ssp. microphyllum (Klotzsch) Wickens , partly treated as a separate species ( Combretum microphyllum Klotzsch ). The number of chromosomes is 2n = 26.

Vernacular names

• Bambara : dirinimblé
• English: burning bush
• Fulfulde : bakuri
• Malinké : kunundindolo
• Wolof : kindindolo, kérindolo, krinédolo

literature

• J. Berhaut: Flore Illustrée du Sénégal. Volume 2. Dakar, 1974.
• M. Arbonnier: Arbres, arbustes et lianes des zones sèches d'Afrique de l'Ouest. CIRAD. Montpellier, 2000, ISBN 2-87614-431-X
• Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Kreft, H., Guinko, S. (2006) Influence du gradient climatique sur la distribution des espèces de Combretaceae au Burkina Faso (Afrique de l'Ouest). Candollea 61: 189-203. pdf

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Combretum paniculatum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

Web links

Commons : Combretum paniculatum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Spread GBIF
• Fleurs d'afrique tropicale (CIRAD)
• Combretum in Flora of Zimbabwe
• Combretum paniculatum in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de. - Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt / Main, Germany.