Genus Combretum (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Combretum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Combretaceae, which is widely distributed across tropical regions.
- The type genus Combretum consists of approximately one hundred fifty species, often having small shrubs to medium trees.
- Combretum is native to tropical and subtropical regions, mostly in Africa and Asia with a few species in Australia.
- Species of the genus Combretum exhibit flowers arranged in dense, often elongated spikes in axillary or terminal position.
- The genus Combretum is known to have a huge variation in terms of plant size, leaf shape, and fruit types among its different species.