Combretum kirkii M.A. Lawson

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Synonyms: Combretum menyhartii Engl. & Diels
Common names: Large-fruited climbing combretum (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Large woody liane. Bark rough and flaking with bumps along the stems. Leaves opposite, obovate-elliptic to narrowly elliptic bright green, hairless, with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins; margin entire, sometimes slightly wavy. Flowers cream to pale yellow, in spikes. Fruit large, up to 55 × 45 mm, 4-winged.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858
Habitat: Occurring in dry thickets and riverine situations
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Nov - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Confined to the Zambezi Valley: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution: N
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 672. (Includes a picture).

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 263.

Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 116.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 35.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Combretum kirkii.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=141950, retrieved 28 March 2024

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