Monkey brush vine - Nature - My ViewCombretum rotundifolium - Monaco Nature Encyclopedia.
The name given to the species recovers that utilized by Pliny the Elder for designating a species not yet identified due to its not complete description.
The Latin terms "rotundus" and "folium" are combined in the name of the species.
Common names are monkey brush, peigne de sorcire and escova-de-macaco.
The combretum rotundifolium is rich.The sarmentose shrub, evergreen, tall up to about 6 m with opposite coriaceous leaves almost without petiole, is ending abruptly with a sharp point.
The inflorescences are 10-16 cm thick with spikes and flowers.
The fruits are oblong samaras with four membranous wings, which make them dispersion through the wind.The soil is kept humid at a temperature of 22-24 C.A species of great ornamental and landscape value thanks to the foliage and the showy inflorescences, cultivable in the tropical and subtropical climate zones, in full sun or slight shade, with lowest temperatures possibly over the 14 C, even if it can stand some degree lessYoung plants need light and draining soils to grow in the warm and dry zones.It can be grown with the shape of a bush climber in presence of supports.Local populations use parts of the plant in traditional medicine.