ON THIS PLANT
Combretum micranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a shrub known as kinkeliba in Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali and the Gambia across multiple regional dialects, where it is often found in tiger bush and on hills in West Africa. It is used for making tea and has uses in traditional medicine, and is used by many West African Muslims during Ramadan to break their fast. The name kinkeliba is believed to come from the Fulani language. It is referred to as sekhew in the Wolof language and ŋɔlɔbɛ in the Bambara language.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Combretum
- Family
- Combretaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Kinkeliba en Opium-antidote
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