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Combretum celastroides

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Internal ID UUID644012c39a48b563438122
Scientific name Combretum celastroides
Authority Welw. ex M.A.Lawson
First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 422 (1871)

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Combretum celastroides is a species of flowering plant in the bushwillow genus Combretum, family Combretaceae. It is found in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia, and is known by various names in English, such as Jesse-bush bushwillow, Trailing bushwillow, and Zambezi jessebush, as well as local names such as Mugalusaka and Umlalanyathi. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 meters tall, with yellow-green flowers and small, edible fruits.

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Language Common/alternative name
English trailing bushwillow
Afrikaans zambeziboswilg

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Combretum celastroides subsp. celastroides
Combretum celastroides subsp. laxiflorum (Welw. ex M.A.Lawson) Exell Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 42: 15. 1968 (1968)

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Namibia
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000616171
Tropicos 8200341
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169994-1
The Plant List kew-2732482
Open Tree Of Life 639626
NCBI Taxonomy 507394
IUCN Red List 147270780
IPNI 169994-1
iNaturalist 705684
GBIF 3699594
EOL 5426884
Wikipedia Combretum_celastroides

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of the Leaf and Stem Extracts of Combretum molle (R. Br. ex G. Don.) Engl. & Diels Parusnath M, Naidoo Y, Singh M, Kianersi F, Dewir YH Plants (Basel) 25-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10180969
doi:10.3390/plants12091757
PMID:37176814
Bioautography‐guided HPTLC–MS as a rapid hyphenated technique for the identification of antimicrobial compounds from selected South African Combretaceae species Anokwuru CP, Chen W, van Vuuren S, Combrinck S, Viljoen AM Phytochem Anal 10-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC10087861
doi:10.1002/pca.3167
PMID:35949064
Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Critical Review of Ethnopharmacology and Bioactivity Data Kasali FM, Kadima JN, Peter EL, Mtewa AG, Ajayi CO, Tusiimire J, Tolo CU, Ogwang PE, Weisheit A, Agaba AG Front Pharmacol 27-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8579071
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.757090
PMID:34776975
The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of bacterial respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations Cock IE, Van Vuuren SF J Ethnopharmacol 27-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7383173
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113204
PMID:32730881
Carbon stocks for different land cover types in Mainland Tanzania Mauya EW, Mugasha WA, Njana MA, Zahabu E, Malimbwi R Carbon Balance Manag 27-Apr-2019
PMCID:PMC7227115
doi:10.1186/s13021-019-0120-1
PMID:31030302
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola Lautenschläger T, Monizi M, Pedro M, Mandombe JL, Bránquima MF, Heinze C, Neinhuis C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Jul-2018
PMCID:PMC6060550
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
PMID:30045744
Ethnobotanical survey of herbs used in the management of diabetes mellitus in Southern Katanga Area/DR Congo Amuri B, Maseho M, Simbi L, Duez P, Byanga K Pan Afr Med J 18-Jul-2018
PMCID:PMC6294981
doi:10.11604/pamj.2018.30.218.11718
PMID:30574237
Data for developing allometric models and evaluating carbon stocks of the Zambezi Teak Forests in Zambia Ngoma J, Moors E, Kruijt B, Speer JH, Vinya R, Chidumayo EN, Leemans R Data Brief 28-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5854870
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.02.057
PMID:29556519
Long-lasting endothelium-dependent relaxation of isolated arteries caused by an extract from the bark of Combretum leprosum Alves FD Filho, Cavalcanti PM, Passaglia RD, Ballejo G Einstein (Sao Paulo) 01-Jul-2015
PMCID:PMC4943785
doi:10.1590/S1679-45082015AO3242
PMID:26466063
The Effects of Herbivory by a Mega- and Mesoherbivore on Tree Recruitment in Sand Forest, South Africa Lagendijk DD, Mackey RL, Page BR, Slotow R PLoS One 22-Mar-2011
PMCID:PMC3062551
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017983
PMID:21445345

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