Malvaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dombeya tulearensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya tulearensis is a much-branched shrub or a smallt tree that can grow up to 9 metres tall. The bole can be up to 20cm in diameter[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 1949 Title A Taxonomic Revision of Dombeya Sect. Decastemon (Malvaceae) Publication Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 99(4):553-619. 2014. Author Applequist W.L. Website http:// http://dx.doi.org/10.3417/2011113 Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description A detailed revision of a section of this large genus. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. Dombeya tulearensis is found in three protected areas. It is threatened mainly by the destruction of its habitat which will induce a continuing decline in the number of subpopulations and quality of its habitat. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - southern Madagascar

HabitatDry (or sometimes subhumid) forests and brush, growing on sand or rocky soils including granite ,sometimes also found along waterways; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].