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<big>''[[Combretum celastroides]]'' Welw. ex M.A.Lawson</big>
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Combretum celastroides'' (PROTA)}}
:Protologue: Fl. trop. Afr. 2: 422 (1871).
== Synonyms ==
*''Combretum laxiflorum'' Welw. ex M.A.Lawson (1871), *''Combretum patelliforme'' Engl. & Diels (1899).
== Vernacular names ==
*Jesse-bush combretum, savanna bushwillow, trailing bushwillow (En).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
''Combretum'' is a very large genus, comprising about 250 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and subtropics. About 140 species occur in tropical Africa. Another species with medicinal uses in the region is ''Combretum longispicatum'' (Engl.) Engl., which is endemic to Tanzania. The root is roasted and the cut end is applied to wounds to improve healing.
== Ecology ==
== Author(s) ==
* E.N. Matu , CTMDR/KEMRI, P.O. Box 54840–00200, Nairobi, Kenya
== Correct citation of this article ==
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