Malvaceae FAMILY

Dombeya torrida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fine hairs on the fruit may cause eye irritation[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Dombeya torrida is a deciduous tree with an umbrella-shaped crown; it can grow 7 - 24 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The bole is generally slightly curved or crooked, up to 120cm 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 medicine and source of materials. It can be grown as a pioneer species in reforestation projects and is also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.

HabitatForest, scrub, secondary bushland, grassland and cultivated land, at elevations from 1,600 - 3,400 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. ].