genus
Bushwillows
Combretum
Field notes
Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America.
Around 17 species in the genus Quisqualis are very similar to Combretum and are now classified as species of the genus.
Though somewhat reminiscent of willows (Salix) in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these.
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- Rangoon Creeper introduced
- Velvet Bushwillow
- Combretum farinosum present
- Red Bushwillow
- Leadwood
- River Bushwillow
- Russet Bushwillow
- Combretum fruticosum present
- Forest Bushwillow
- Knobbly Climbing Bushwillow
- Powderpuff Combretum present
- Combretum coccineum
- Forest Flame-creeper
- Combretum rotundifolium
- Spiny Combretum
- African Quisqualis
- Combretum aubletii
- Combretum tetralophum
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
From USDA PLANTS.