Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels
NE Indigenous

Morphological description

Small tree or shrub, up to 5 m high. Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, abruptly acuminate at apex and cuneate to rounded at base. Fruit up to 13 mm long. Flowers yellow or white. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Deciduous tree/shrub savaftna; dry rocky riverbanks. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

December

Altitude

30 to 855 m

Occurrence records map

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels
Synonym(s)

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

SUBFAMILY Combretoideae

SPECIES padoides

23 results for Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels

Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0464299-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, P, 4763 | --

South Africa, Limpopo, Pafuri; Kruger Nat. Park; Punda Milia; Madzaringwe mond langs Levubu.

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Barcode: PRE0328645-0 Collector(s) & number: Codd, LEW, 5979 | 1950-4-19

South Africa, Limpopo, KRUGER NAT. PARK; PUNDA MILIA; 32 MI. NE. OF PUNDA MARIA

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Barcode: PRE0251613-0 Collector(s) & number: van der Merwe, CBS, 62 | 1993-8-18

South Africa, Transvaal, Northern Transvaal: Kruger National Park.

General notes: Bosveld. Klipperige grond. Goeie dreinering. Sandgrond. Volson. Aspek: N. Slope: steil. Biotic effect: onversteurd. Teen koppie links van pad op die Njala pad naby Pafuri. Plant height: 3,0 m. Occasional. Matches material from SR and Mozambique perfectly.

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Barcode: PRE0333581-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 3677 | 1961-7-9

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, HLABISA DIST.; FALSE BAY PARK

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Barcode: PRE0592901-0 Collector(s) & number: Lotter, MC, 753 | 2000-1-23

South Africa, Limpopo, Venda. Tshikondeni ridge.

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Barcode: PRE0328644-0 Collector(s) & number: Verhoeven, RL, 61 | 1968-3-19

South Africa, Limpopo, KRUGER NAT. PARK; PUNDA MILIA

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Barcode: PRE0570956-0 Collector(s) & number: Steyn, MH, 13 | 1997-5-22

South Africa, Limpopo, Messina - Pafuri. Madimbu Reserve. On banks of Limpopo River near army quarters.

General notes: Woodland riverine. Sandy. Sun-partial shade. River bank. Level. Biotic effect: undisturbed. Climber even up to 10 m high. In small section along riverbank where fairly frequent.

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Barcode: PRE0548305-0 Collector(s) & number: De Winter, B, 9451 | 1973-7-10

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, MAKANES DRIFT; 2.5 KM. E. OF M. DRIFT ON RD. TO MAPUTA

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Barcode: PRE0602603-0 Collector(s) & number: van Wyk, E, ewv353 | 2001-8-14

South Africa, Limpopo, Mutele "B" on the way from Dulutulu to Ha-Mutele.

General notes: Mountain Bushveld. Brown to red fruits with climbing habit. Associated species: Pteleopsis sp, Androstachys johnsonii, etc.

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Barcode: PRE0755604-0 Collector(s) & number: McMurtry, DM, 10889 | 2002-11-22

Eswatini, SE of Siteki. Lebombo. Mtimbalati River Gorge.

General notes: Growing on a steep rocky cliff on the river's edge in sun. Flowers yellowish-white.

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Barcode: PRE0805934-0 Collector(s) & number: Zambatis, G, GZ 131 | 1992-3-

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park: Skukuza; Planted in garden of research offices. 24°59'S ; 31°36'E.

General notes: Flat slope.

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Barcode: NH0132755-0 Collector(s) & number: Galpin, EE, 885 | 1890-4-7

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Louw's Creek near Barberton.

General notes: Shrub 8 feet. Altitude ca. 16-1800'.

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Barcode: PRE0789960-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rooyen, N, 609 | 1992-12-15

South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park: Pafuri. Mutale River/Levubu River confluence.

General notes: Tree savannah. Sandstone. Sandy soil. Small tree 3.00m tall. Flowers cream/yellow. Det: C.L. Bredenkamp

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Observation records

Date: 9/1/2021 12:16:00 PM

Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Date: 10/29/2022 9:43:59 AM

Mpumalanga

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Date: 2/5/2023 2:17:13 PM

Mpumalanga

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Date: 8/25/2020 1:48:36 PM

Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Date: 6/8/2020 10:57:18 AM

Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Date: 10/29/2022 10:55:20 AM

Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Date: 10/29/2022 2:46:47 PM

Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Date: 11/26/2023 7:34:00 AM

Mpumalanga

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Date: 2/5/2023 10:29:41 AM

Mpumalanga

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Date: 12/9/2024 9:55:00 AM

Mpumalanga

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Plant occurence records per dataset

Plant occurence records per year

Occurrence records map

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1997

SERIES

Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJ

Strelitzia 6: 1-681

National Botanical Institute, Pretoria

1973

FLORA

Combretaceae Wickens, GE

Flora of Tropical East Africa Combretaceae: 1-95

Crown Agents, London

No results found for Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels

Status

Status and criteria

NE

Assessor(s)

Plantae Coordinator

Part(s) of plant used Use(s) Reference
Roots Hookworm (Used by: Shamba) Kokwaro, JO. 1976. Medicinal plants of east Africa. East African Literature Bureau, Nairobi. [All rights reserved]
Leaves Snake bite (Used by: Shamba) Kokwaro, JO. 1976. Medicinal plants of east Africa. East African Literature Bureau, Nairobi. [All rights reserved]

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