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*Shrub or small tree up to 12 m tall; bole up to 60 cm in diameter, often crooked or branched from the base; bark rough and grooved, grey; crown rounded and open; branches densely and shortly greyish hairy. *Leaves opposite to slightly alternate or sometimes in whorls of 3–4, simple; stipules absent; petiole 0.5–1.5(–3.5) cm long; blade elliptical, ovate or obovate, 9–18(–35) cm × 4–8(–20) cm, base rounded to attenuate, apex rounded to acute, margin entire, sometimes wavy, when young usually sticky above and densely grey pubescent below, lateral veins prominent, in 7–15 pairs. *Inflorescence an axillary spike, up to 6 cm long. *Flowers bisexual, regular, 4-merous, yellowish green, fragrant, sessile; receptacle cup-shaped, up to 4 mm wide; calyx lobes triangular; petals free, obovate to circular, 1–2.5 mm long; stamens 8; ovary inferior, style exserted. *Fruit an ellipsoid, 4-winged samara 2.5–4 cm × 1.5–3 cm, glabrous or pubescent, often sticky near the centre, red to yellow-brown.

Marquet, M. & Jansen, P.C.M., 2005. '''Combretum glutinosum''' Perr. ex DC. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Jansen, P.C.M. & Cardon, D. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.