Mazhar Botanic Garden

Combretum constrictum (Benth.) M.A.Lawson

Powderpuff Combretum

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001186
Common name: Powderpuff Combretum
English name: Powderpuff Combretum
Native: Tropical Africa
Country: Kenya Mozambique Nigeria Somalia Tanzania
(PGR): Rare

Woody  shrub or climber grows to 15-3 m tall leaves oblong-elliptic flowers red arranged in dense rounded clusters fruits ribbed, 5-angled, ellipsoid, sessile, 25 cm long and 15 cm in diameter

ornamental plant. used in some regions as an ornamental plant and is thought to have properties that dispel negative energy and promote joy. 

Poivrea constricta Benth

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.0-7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Climber Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen tree
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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