Combretum molle

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Velvet bushwillow
File:Combretum molle, Eugene Marais Park.jpg
habit, winter
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C. molle
Binomial name
Combretum molle
R.Br. ex G.Don, Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 15:431. 1827

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Combretum molle, the velvet bushwillow, is a plant species in the genus Combretum found in West-, East- and South Africa.

The larvae of Parosmodes morantii and Acalyptris molleivora feed on C. molle. It is recorded to contain antioxidants such as punicalagin,[1] which is also found in the other Myrtale pomegranates (Punica granatum), a somewhat related plant. It also contains the 1alpha-hydroxycycloartenoid saponins mollic acid glucoside[2] and mollic acid 3β-D-xyloside.[3]

Extracts from the bark of C. molle show antibacterial and antifungal[4] as well as in vitro antiprotozoal activities.[1] Mollic acid glucoside shows cardiovascular effects.[2]

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