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Paibal / White Combretum

Combretum roxburghii

Lianaoutdoor
Habit
Liana
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh & more
Flowering
Throughout the year

Plant Details

Scientific name
Combretum roxburghii
Genus
Combretum
Habit
Liana
Habitat
Open deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Myanmar
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting
Throughout the year
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Paibal itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Hindi
Paibal, Punk
Bengali
Alang, Alena
Kannada
ಬೊಂತತೀಗೆ Bontateege

About Paibal

White Combretum (Combretum roxburghii) belongs to the Combretaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in open deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Illustration representing the Combretaceae family
Botanical family

Combretaceae

Indian almond family

Paibal belongs to the Combretaceae family.

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