Combretum zeyheri, the large-fruited bushwillow or Zeyher's bushwillow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, usually found growing on acidic or sandy soils in tropical African savannas.[1][2] A small to medium-sized tree, its roots are used as a source of material for making baskets and as a traditional medicine for haemorrhoids.[3]
Two interlocking wooden logs from a large-fruited bushwillow, connected by a notch, comprise the Kalambo structure. Located at Kalambo Falls, Zambia, and dating to roughly 476,000 years ago, the Kalambo structure is the oldest known wooden structure.[4]
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^Neke, Kirsten S.; Owen-Smith, Norman; Witkowski, Ed T.F. (2006). "Comparative resprouting response of Savanna woody plant species following harvesting: The value of persistence". Forest Ecology and Management. 232 (1–3): 114–123. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.051.
^Malatji, Refilwe Maria (May 2015). "Combretum zeyheri Sond". PlantZAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^Barham, L.; Duller, G. a. T.; Candy, I.; Scott, C.; Cartwright, C. R.; Peterson, J. R.; Kabukcu, C.; Chapot, M. S.; Melia, F.; Rots, V.; George, N.; Taipale, N.; Gethin, P.; Nkombwe, P. (20 September 2023). "Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago". Nature: 1–5. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06557-9. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 37730994. S2CID 262084949.
Combretumzeyheri, the large-fruited bushwillow or Zeyher's bushwillow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, usually found growing...
Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs...
consists of two interlocking wooden logs of large-fruited bushwillow (Combretumzeyheri), connected by a notch securing one perpendicular to the other. The...
South Africa (it was described from Transvaal). The larvae feed on Combretumzeyheri. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Archived from the original...
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larvae feed on the fruit of a wide range of plants such as: Combretum species (including C. zeyheri), Burkea species (including B. africana), Syzygium species...
entire inflorescence, as in Brunsvigia or multi-seeded fruit as in Tribulus zeyheri. Ephemeral synaptospermy is the term for when the diaspores split into...
plants in family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species, as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes. The host plant is penetrated...
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