Combretum aculeatum

Combretum aculeatum is a species of flowering plant in the bushwillow genus Combretum, family Combretaceae. It is native to the Sahelian and Sudanian savannas and adjacent forest–savanna mosaic in Africa and Saudi Arabia, and has been introduced to Myanmar.^[1] High in protein, it is greatly relished as a browse by wild and domesticated mammalian herbivores, except elephants.^[2][3]

Combretum aculeatum
On a termite mound in Burkina Faso
Flowers and fruit, Senegal
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Combretaceae
Genus:	Combretum
Species:	C. aculeatum
Binomial name
Combretum aculeatum Vent.
Synonyms[1]
List Combretum alternifolium Spreng. Combretum denhardtiorum Engl. & Diels Combretum leuconili Schweinf. Combretum ovale R.Br. ex G.Don Combretum stefaninianum Pamp. Commiphora holstii Engl. Guiera nudiflora Rchb. ex DC. Poivrea aculeata (Vent.) DC. Poivrea hartmanniana Schweinf. Poivrea nudiflora Rchb. ex Walp. Poivrea ovalis (R.Br. ex G.Don) Walp.