Combretaceae
Combretum

Combretum sericeum G.Don

First published in Edinburgh Philos. J. 11: 847 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to W. South Sudan, Tanzania to NE. Namibia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2014). Notes on African Combretum Loefl. Species (Combretaceae). Adansonia, sér. 3, 36: 315-327.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hook. Fl. Nigrit. 341 (1849)
  • Keay in Kew Bull. 1950: 255, 256.
  • in Edin. Phil. Journ. 11: 347 (1824)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jongkind, C.C.H. (2014). Notes on African Combretum Loefl. Species (Combretaceae). Adansonia, sér. 3, 36: 315-327.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1993 Guinea K000232618 Syntype No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [7230] Central African Republic K004408622 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000226270 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fay, J.M. [4212] Central African Republic K004408620 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2611 A] Benin K001562122 Yes
Schivoner [107] Burkina Faso K000211914 No
Fotius, G. [2359] Cameroon K004408617 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [6724] Central African Republic K004408621 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Ngaindiro, S.; Jules, F.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K004408619 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4300] Central African Republic K004408618 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Mpundu, F. [12266B] K004406142 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Barker, N.; Clark, V.R. [7453] Combretum argyrochryseum K000508873 Yes
Couto, C. [34] Combretum argyrochryseum K004406109 Yes
Santos, R. [453] Combretum argyrochryseum K004406110 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [4] Sudan Combretum parvulum K000226443 Type Yes
Wieringa, J.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Schoonhoven, J.G. [3741] Gabon Combretum parvulum K004408624 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [6565] Gabon Combretum parvulum K004408625 Yes
Le Testu, G. [3656] Central African Republic Combretum parvulum K004408623 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Welwitsch [4356] Angola Combretum platypetalum K000226604 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Dinter [7190] Combretum platypetalum K000226624 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola Combretum platypetalum K000226603 Unknown Type Material Yes
[B. Bezuidenhout] [[166]] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405936 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9597] Zambia Combretum platypetalum K001590203 Yes
Goyder, D. J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J. C. [8619] Angola Combretum platypetalum K001581919 Yes
Kassner [[2627]] Congo, Republic of the Combretum platypetalum K004408628 Yes
Angus, A. [1395] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405927 Yes
Myres, R.J. [1] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405920 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [7670] Zambia Combretum platypetalum K:SPC-25169.000 No
Drummond, R.B. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405915 Yes
Peter, G.A. [30657] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405939 Yes
Walters, J.A.S. [2310] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405921 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4877] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405916 Yes
Phelps, R.J. [158] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405917 Yes
Peter, G.A. [52495] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405938 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5969] Tanzania Combretum platypetalum K004817662 Yes
Peter, G.A. [52493] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405940 Yes
{R. Rutherford -Smith} [62] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405911 Yes
Miller, O.B. [2105] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405918 Yes
Miller, O.B. [1932] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405919 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [26/59] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405912 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7542] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405929 Yes
Norman, E.M. [R3] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405935 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7542] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405928 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [2685] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Combretum platypetalum K004408627 Yes
Simon, B.K. [594] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405937 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7542] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405930 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [4037] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405914 Yes
Elliott, W. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405913 Yes
Craster, O. [64] Zimbabwe Combretum platypetalum K004405922 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0