Combretum aculeatum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Combretaceae/Combretum

At a glance

Occurrence records1 755

Data sources9

Biological traits18

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Combretum aculeatum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 755 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources18 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS2 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 755 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 26

01Narrative

Combretum aculeatum is a species of flowering plant in the bushwillow genus Combretum, family Combretaceae. It is native to the Sahelian and Sudanian savannas and adjacent forest–savanna mosaic in Africa and Saudi Arabia, and has been introduced to Myanmar. High in protein, it is greatly relished as a browse by wild and domesticated mammalian herbivores, except elephants.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Plant height4 m

Plant height max4 m

Plant height min1 m

Seed mass57.23 mg

Seed mass max89.08 mg

Seed mass min37.54 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formscrambling shrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · TRY: Climber

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Leaf n19.52 mg/g

Leaf p3.1 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

03Chemical composition2 compounds

Compounds documented for Combretum aculeatum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile1 class

Gallotannins2

Documented compounds2 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Class	Amount	Source
Punicalagin		present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Combretum aculeatum has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Combretum aculeatum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 26 n = 13

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records26–262n range26median26mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 262×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Brighton, C. A. & G. E. WICKENS. 1976. Some chromosome counts in the genus Combretum (Combretaceae) . Kew Bull. 31: 5–8.

CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Brighton

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 755 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 303

Museum / vouchered440

Cultivated / captive5

Other7

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 480 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy82% within 1 km

≤100 m 17≤1 km 1≤10 km 1>10 km 3

22 georeferenced · 1 281 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 303

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 8

8 georeferenced · 432 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence440

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 5 records without

Open the mapnot free-living5

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 34 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kew, GB	62
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record	42
Paris, FR	40
Saint Louis, US	36
Frankfurt am Main	27
Yaoundé, CM	25
WAGlocation not on record	16
EFGlocation not on record	13
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record	11
Monastir, TN	11
Xiamen, CN	7
HNBlocation not on record	7
Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record	6
Arusha, TZ	4
National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record	3
MeiseBGlocation not on record	2
Bronx, US	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Centre National de Semences Forestièreslocation not on record	2
IFANlocation not on record	2
Uppsala, SE	2
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record	2
LSFlocation not on record	1
Plocation not on record	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Université National du Béninlocation not on record	1
National Natural History Collectionslocation not on record	1
EAlocation not on record	1
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record	1
Université du Lomélocation not on record	1
Clocation not on record	1
Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN/Lwiro)location not on record	1
Goucher Collegelocation not on record	1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1

34 institutions · 336 of 440 vouchered records shown · 104 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Combretum aculeatum

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology6

Life cycle & reproduction3

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment5

Physiology & chemistry3

Compound class profile1 class

Documented compounds2 total

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 755 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions10 of 34 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 755 records