Combretaceae

Large-fruited bushwillow

Combretum zeyheri Sond.

Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum

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Large-fruited bushwillow (Combretum zeyheri) — FlowerPhoto: Stefan Wolmarans, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Afrikaans: Raasblaar
Chinese: 大果风车子
English: Large-fruited bushwillow, Zeyher’s bushwillow
Northern Sotho: Moduba-tshipi
Zulu: UmBondwe wasembudwini

Synonyms

Combretum antunesii Engl. & Diels
Combretum bragae Engl.
Combretum calocarpum Gilg ex Suess.
Combretum dilembense De Wild.
Combretum glandulosum F.Hoffm.
Combretum lopolense Engl. & Diels
Combretum megalocarpum Brenan
Combretum oblongum F.Hoffm.
Combretum odontopetalum Engl. & Diels
Combretum platycarpum Engl. & Diels
Combretum rupicola Engl. ex Diels
Combretum rupicolum Engl. ex Diels
Combretum sankisiense De Wild.
Combretum sinuatipetalum De Wild.
Combretum teuszii Engl. & Diels
Combretum tinctorum Welw. ex M.A.Lawson
Combretum zeyheri var. seineri Engl.

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Stefan Wolmarans, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ruan van Mazijk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lisa Hester, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.