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Family: Combretaceae
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Eurosid II > Order: Myrtales
About 14 genera and 500 species (tropical and subtropical
regions), with six genera and 56 species native to southern Africa, and an
additional three genera and 18 species that are cultivated in the region.
Genera native to southern Africa
Combretum
About 250 species, found in warm regions of the world
including Australia and the Pacific Islands. A total of 39 species are native to
southern Africa (including Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique), and a further six
species are cultivated in the region. |
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Lumnitzera
Two species, one native to tropical Asia, Australia and Polynesia, and the
other, Lumnitzera
racemosa, native to southern Africa. |
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Meiostemon
Two species, with one endemic to Madagascar and the other, Meistemon
tetrandus, occurring in Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
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Pteleolepis
About 9 to 11 species, native to tropical Africa; two species are native to southern Africa. |
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Quisqualis
Seventeen species, native to Africa, India and Philippine Islands.
One species: Quisqualis parviflora
is native to southern Africa. In addition, Quisqualis indica (Rangoon
creeper), native to tropical Asia, is cultivated in the region. |
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Terminalia
About 250 species (tropics and subtropics), with
12 species native to southern Africa and an additional eight
species that are cultivated in the region. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002). All these genera
are represented by only one cultivated species in southern Africa,
hence the species is listed.
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Bucida buceras (Cacho de tora,
Bullet tree)
Native to Central America and the West Indies. |
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Anogeissus leiocarpus (Marike,
Kojoli, Annum, Avin, Atara)
Native to India and Sri Lanka. |
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Conocarpus erecta (Buttonwood,
Button mangrove)
Evidently native to Mexico
and West Africa. The strange distribution
can be accounted for by the fact that this is a mangrove
inhabiting species. |
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