| Combretum glutinosum | |
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| Leaves of Combretum glutinosum, Pama Reserve, Burkina Faso | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Combretum |
| Species: | C. glutinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Combretum glutinosum | |
Combretum glutinosum is a shrub species of the genus Combretum,[1] found in the Sahel belt in parts of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, the Gambia, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon, across to parts of Sudan. It is known as dooki in Pulaar, Kantakara in Hausa, rat in Wolof and jambakatan kè in Maninka.[2][3][4] Its synonyms are Combretum cordofanum Engl. & Diels, C. passargei Engl. & Diels, C. leonense Engl. & Diels.[2]
- ^ "Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC". West African Plants. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Combretum glutinosum" (PDF). Seadleaflet:Millenisum Seed Bank Project. December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Chrombretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC". Databaseprota.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Combretum glutinosum Perrot. ex DC" (PDF). Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen. December 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2011.