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Species: Combretum adenogonium Steud. ex A. Rich. Date: 2006-11-08 Location: Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park. Habitat: Remnant tree on old termite mound in camp.
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Species: Quisqualis indica L. Date: 2009-01-06 Location: Crocodile Farm, Kariba Habitat: Garden
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Kampung Beting, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.Specimen growing wild in a thicket mixed with other vegetations.
Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps syn. Quisqualis indica L. Combretaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar dani, Akar cucur atap, Akar setanduk], Chinese honeysuckle, Rangoon creeper. Creeper is found in thickets or secondary forests of the Philippines, India and Malaysia. It has since been cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas. The plant is mainly used for traditional medicine. Decoctions of the root, seed or fruit can be used as antihelmintic to expel parasitic worms or for alleviating diarrhea. Fruit decoction can also be used for gargling. The fruits are also used to combat nephritis. Leaves can be used to relieve pain caused by fever. The roots are used to treat rheumatism. Synonym/s:
Quisqualis indica L.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?412158en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisqualis_indica
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Combretum rotundifolium from Combretaceae.
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Mpumalanga, South Africa
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cultivated, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, Florida, USA.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Above the Matamata River, Colombian Amazon. Known as Cepilla de Boa.
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Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Red firy flowers of Combretum holstii in an otherwise drab dry season landscape of the African bush.
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Lowveld, Limpopo, South Africa
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy C.E. SeltzerPost-Production by J. Quicho
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Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Lower Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Species: Combretum adenogonium Steud. ex A. Rich. Date: 2007-01-27 Location: Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park. Habitat: Deciduous woodland.
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Species: Quisqualis indica L. Date: 2009-01-06 Location: Crocodile Farm, Kariba Habitat: Garden
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Kampung Beting, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.Specimen growing wild in a thicket mixed with other vegetations.
Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps syn. Quisqualis indica L. Combretaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar dani, Akar cucur atap, Akar setanduk], Chinese honeysuckle, Rangoon creeper. Creeper is found in thickets or secondary forests of the Philippines, India and Malaysia. It has since been cultivated and naturalized in tropical areas. The plant is mainly used for traditional medicine. Decoctions of the root, seed or fruit can be used as antihelmintic to expel parasitic worms or for alleviating diarrhea. Fruit decoction can also be used for gargling. The fruits are also used to combat nephritis. Leaves can be used to relieve pain caused by fever. The roots are used to treat rheumatism. Synonym/s:
Quisqualis indica L.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?412158en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisqualis_indica
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Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Better known as C. fruticosum. Widespread liana in the Neotropics under names such as Flor de Fuego. Flowers will turn red while aging. Photo from near Minca, Colombia.
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Mpumalanga, South Africa