Malvaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dombeya cacuminum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya cacuminum is an evergreen tree growing up to 16 metres tall. The bole can be up to 30cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its floral display. Even though Dombeya cacuminum occurs within protected area, it is only known from three locations and is threatened by habitat loss due to uncontrolled fire and conversion to cropland. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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 - northern and central Madagascar

HabitatHumid forests; at elevations from 900 - 2,000 metres[ 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. , 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. ].