Combretum zeyheri, the large-fruited bushwillow or Zeyher's bushwillow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, usually found growing on acidic or sandy soils in tropical African savannas.[1][2] A small to medium-sized tree, its roots are used as a source of material for making baskets and as a traditional medicine for haemorrhoids.[3]
| Combretum zeyheri | |
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| Near Johannesburg | |
| Winged fruit | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Combretum |
| Species: | C. zeyheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Combretum zeyheri | |
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