Kierieklapper – Combretum hereroense
- Distinct long straight shoots – “walking sticks”
- Wood tough, hard and resistant to borers and termites therefore valued for handels of traditional farming implements i.e. hoes, picks and wheel spokes
- Infusion of roots used as a remedy for stomach complaints and as an enema
- Produces a resin favoured by lesser bushbabies
- Fruits are possibly toxic