Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America. Though somewhat reminiscent of willows (Salix) in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these.
Terminalia ferdinandiana, most commonly known as the Kakadu plum and also called the gubinge, billygoat plum, green plum, salty plum, murunga, mador and other names, is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia, widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from north-western Australia to eastern Arnhem Land. Used as a traditional bush food and bush medicine for centuries, the fruit has especially high levels of vitamin C.
Monotes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.
Neostenanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. All discovered species are native to continental Africa. It contains the following species, according to The Plant List:
Polyceratocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. All known species are native to continental Africa.
Rinorea thomensis is a species of plant in the Violaceae family. It is endemic to São Tomé Island.
Sorindeia is a genus of some three dozen plant species that are native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Mascarene Islands. They are distinguished by their compound leaves, large inflorescences and distinctive fruit. In the case of S. madagascariensis, as many as 200 fruit may be carried on a pendant cluster.
Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas.
Thespesia mossambicensis is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Mozambique.
Vepris is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India.
Pentadiplandra brazzeana is an evergreen shrub or liana that is the only species assigned to the genus Pentadiplandra, and has been placed in a family of its own called Pentadiplandraceae. It produces large red berries, sometimes mottled with grey. It is known from West-Central Tropical Africa, between northern Angola, eastern Nigeria and western Democratic Republic of Congo. The berry is sweet in taste due to the protein, brazzein, which is substantially sweeter than saccharose. Brazzein may be useful as a low-calorie sweetener, but is not yet allowed as a food additive in the United States and the European Union.
Bulbophyllum mediocre is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Triumfetta is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae. Burbark is a common name for plants in this genus.
Portulacaria carrissoana is a shrubby succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and Angola.
Deinbollia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Ritchiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Capparaceae.
Ochthocosmus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ixonanthaceae.
Pinacopodium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Erythroxylaceae.
Dialytheca is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The only species is Dialytheca gossweileri.
Annickia affinis is small to medium sized tree that grows up to 30m tall, it belongs to the Annonaceae family. Also known as the African yellow wood, it is widely used in Central Africa and parts of West Africa in the treatment of various diseases. Both Annickia affinis and Annickia chlorantha are widely studied and sometimes credited with the name Enantia chrlorantha.
