Combretaceae

Leadwood

Combretum imberbe Wawra

Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum

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Leadwood (Combretum imberbe) — FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Hardekool
English: Leadwood
Japanese: モンゾ, リードウッド
Persian: درخت چوبسربی
Tsonga: Mondzo
Zulu: IMpondondlovu

Synonyms

Argyrodendron petersii Klotzsch
Combretum imberbe var. dielsii Engl.
Combretum imberbe var. petersii (Klotzsch) Engl. & Diels
Combretum imberbe var. truncatum (Welw. ex M.A.Lawson) Burtt Davy
Combretum petersii (Klotzsch) Engl.
Combretum primigenum Marloth ex Engl.
Combretum truncatum Welw. ex M.A.Lawson

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jardí Botànic de Barcelona, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mr_t_explorer, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.