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Combretum tetralophum

Scientific Name: Combretum tetralophum

Family: Combretaceae

Category: Dicot

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Combretum tetralophum

Combretum tetralophum C.B.Clarke is the accepted scientific name for this plant. Common names include akar aru, songsong arus, and sepang (in Malay), as well as thaowan krot (Central Thailand), phum kot (Phitsanulok), sa kai nam (Narathiwat), and i-la-ku (Malay-Narathiwat).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Family: Combretaceae
  • Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)
  • Synonyms: Combretum wrayi, Combretum acuminatum, Combretum neurophyllum, Combretum tetragonocarpum var. tetralophum

Distribution and Habitat

  • Combretum tetralophum is native to Southeast Asia.
  • It can be found in habitats such as back mangroves, coastal forests, and even inland forests.

Ecological Role

  • The text indicates that the plant is critically endangered.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Combretum tetralophum is described as a climber.
  • It can also be a large liana or scandent shrub.
  • Adult specimens can reach a height of 5 meters.
  • It has spikes of small, sweet-smelling flowers.
  • The fruits are ovoid and can grow up to 4 cm long.
  • It is evergreen during the summer.

Traditional Uses

  • The fruits are used as a substitute for Combretum trifoliatum.

Further Information

  • Discover Life has a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Combretum tetralophum C.B. Clarke.
  • Catalogue of Life: 2012