Combretum duarteanum

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across various regions of Western South America, including Bolivia. In the vast territory of Brazil, its presence is notable across several distinct ecological zones. It can be found throughout the North, Northeast, and Southeast regions of the country. Furthermore, its range extends into the West-Central part of Brazil. This broad distribution highlights the plant's ability to thrive in diverse South American landscapes.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Combretum duarteanum is characterized by its presence in diverse environmental settings, specifically within anthropogenic areas, the Caatinga (strict sense), and the Cerrado (latosense). This plant inhabits a wide altitudinal gradient, ranging from sea level up to a maximum elevation of 600 m AMSL.

Elevational range max:

600 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

0 m AMSL

Habitat :

Área Antrópica, Caatinga (stricto sensu), Cerrado (lato sensu)

Life history

The life history of Combretum duarteanum is characterized by its status as a perennial species, allowing it to persist in its environment over multiple growing seasons. As a perennial plant, it does not follow the rapid, single-season cycle of annuals or the two-year cycle of biennials, but instead maintains a long-term presence within its ecological niche. This life cycle supports its structural development and allows the plant to establish a stable existence, often undergoing seasonal changes in growth and metabolic activity while maintaining its fundamental biological functions over a sustained period.

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Combretum duarteanum is characterized by a woody growth form, specifically categorized as a shrub. This plant is non-aquatic, maintaining a strictly terrestrial existence rather than being semiaquatic or aquatic. In terms of its structural habit, it functions as a self-supporting climber, lacking the obligatory or facultative reliance on other structures typically seen in vines or lianas. As a terrestrial organism, it does not exhibit epiphytic behavior, such as being a holoepiphyte or hemiepiphyte, and operates as an independent species without any parasitic relationship to other plants. The plant's physical stature is significant, reaching a maximum height of approximately 10 meters.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Plant height max:

10 m

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Combretum duarteanum has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. World journal of gastroenterology

Conditions

Combretum duarteanum has 4 reported investigations on conditions identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Inflammatory bowel disease, gastric ulcer, gastric ulcers, ulcerative colitis.

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. World journal of gastroenterology

Gastric ulcer

1. Journal of natural medicines

Gastric ulcers

1. Journal of natural medicines

Ulcerative colitis

1. World journal of gastroenterology

Preparations

Combretum duarteanum has 2 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include ethanolic extract (EtOHE), hexane phase (HexP).

Ethanolic extract (etohe)

1. World journal of gastroenterology

Hexane phase (hexp)

1. World journal of gastroenterology