Pteleopsis is a genus of plant in the family Combretaceae. Pteleopsis Engl. is often considered a synonym of Terminalia L., another genus of the same family ...
It is the only Pteleopsis species to occur in Southern Africa. Its flowers are strongly scented and perceived by humans to be either 'honey-like' or 'cloying' ...
This small tree is characteristic of woodlands and forests from northern Zululand through Mozambique, into the Nwambiya Sandveld of the Kruger National Park.
Oct 13, 2024 · Pteleopsis hylodendron is a tree that can grow 25 - 40 metres tall, occasionally to 50 metres. The bole can be free of branches for up to 19 metres.
May 11, 2018 · Synonyms: Combretum myrtifolium M.A. Lawson. Common names: Two-winged pteleopsis (English) Two-winged stink-bushwillow (English).
Jan 4, 2016 · A small deciduous tree or shrub with zig-zag branching, Bark grey, shallowly furrowed. Branchlets with bark peeling in longitudinal strips.
Feb 24, 2009 · Pteleopsis anisoptera (M.A. Lawson) Engl. & Diels ; Common names: Four-winged pteleopsis (English) Four-winged stink-bushwillow (English) Muchaba ...
This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities: Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279.
Plants such as the African Combretum and Pteleopsis species, which are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of infections, could be good sources for ...
The tree reaches a height of 30 m, with trunk diameters from 130 up even to 200 cm. The bole is straight, unbuttressed, cylindrical, up to 16 m in length.