Combretum grandiflorum G.Don

  • Authority

    Stace, C. A. & Alwan, A.-R A. 2010. Combretaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 107: 1-369. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Combretaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Combretum grandiflorum G.Don

  • Description

    Species Description - Liana or scandent shrub; flowers in showy lateral spikes or racemes of spikes, or forming terminal panicles of spikes, mostly 20-25 mm long, with narrowly infundibuliform upper hypanthium, with dark bright red, glabrous, well exserted petals ca. 10-15 mm long and long exserted stamens with red filaments; fruits with 5 broad wings.

  • Discussion

    Illustrations. Bot. Mag. 56: 2944 (1829); Brandis (1893), p. 124; Keay (1954), p. 265.

  • Distribution

    Native of West Tropical Africa.

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