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Combretum molle, the velvet bushwillow, is a medium to large tree species in the genus Combretum found in western, eastern and southern Africa.
The larvae of Parosmodes morantii and Acalyptris molleivora feed on C. molle. It is recorded to contain antioxidants such as punicalagin, which is also found in the other Myrtale pomegranates (Punica granatum), a somewhat related plant. It also contains the 1alpha-hydroxycycloartenoid saponins mollic acid glucoside and mollic acid 3β-D-xyloside.
Combretum aculeatum · Combretum albidum · Red bushwillow · Jesse Bush Combretum · Powderpuff Combretum · Combretum echirense · Forest Climbing Bushwillow · Bushveld Willow · Combretum farinosum · Combretum fruticosum · Combretum glaucocarpum · Combretum glutinosum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Combretum molle by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
