Fakara Plants
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COMBRETACEAE
Combretum glutinosum   Perr. ex DC.
Zarma name: kokorube
A tree with coarse whitish branches and leaves. Often reserved in cultivated fields.
Uses: Timber, fodder (leaves), medicine (bark)
Notes: Mature trees are usually heavily parasitized by a gall insect.
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1. Tree 2. Fruit
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3. Young shoot 4. Inflorescence
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