Combretum imberbe (also known as leadwood or mhoba-hoba, Afrikaans: hardekool, Sotho: mohwelere-tšhipi, Tsonga: motswiri/mondzo, Zulu: impondondlovu) is a characteristic and often impressive bushwillow species of the southern Afrotropics.

The Hereros and Ovambos of Namibia attach special cultural and religious significance to the tree,[3] as to them it is the great ancestor of all animals and people, which must be passed with respect.

It is a native tree in South Africa, eSwatini, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia and Tanzania.

The smallish, grey-green leaves and small, yellowish-green samaras are carried on spiny, attenuate branchlets.

The distinctive bark is pale to dark grey in colour, deeply fissured lengthwise.