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Family: Combretaceae
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Eurosid II > Order: Myrtales
Genera indigenous in southern Africa
Combretum |
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Lumnitzera |
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Pteleolepis |
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Quisqualis |
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Terminalia |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
Information from Glen (2002)
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Bucida
One species cultivated: Bucida
buceras (Cacho de tora, Bullet tree), which
originates from Central America and the West Indies. |
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Anogeissus
One species cultivated: Anogeissus
leiocarpus (Marike, Kojoli, Annum, Avin, Atara),
which originates from India and Sri Lanka. |
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Conocarpus
One species cultivated: Conocarpus
erecta (Buttonwood), which is indigenous to Mexico
and West Africa (!). |
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