Malvaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Dombeya perrieri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya perrieri is a tree[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. The habitat of Dombeya perrieri is in continuing decline due to logging, clearing for charcoal production, deforestation and shifting agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Critically 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 central Madagascar

HabitatDry forests; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,400 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. ].