Malvaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dombeya mandenensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya mandenensis is a shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall with a bole up to 25cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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 toothbrush and as a source of wood for fuel. Even though Dombeya mandenensis occurs within new protected areas, the species knows a continuing decline by habitat loss due mainly to mining and it is threatened by restricted distribution and annual fire and forest exploitation. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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 - southeast Madagascar

HabitatHumid forests near the coast; at elevations up to 25 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. ].