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Combretaceae
The
Combretaceae
are a
family
of
flowering plants
in the order
Myrtales
. The family includes about 600 species of
trees
,
shrubs
, and
lianas
in 18
genera
. The family includes the leadwood tree,
Combretum imberbe
. Three genera,
Conocarpus
,
Laguncularia
, and
Lumnitzera
, grow in
mangrove
habitats (mangals). The Combretaceae are widespread in the
subtropics
and
tropics
. Some members of this family produce useful construction timber, such as idigbo from
Terminalia ivorensis
.
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