Dombeya selinala

Botanical Description

Dombeya selinala is a shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall[ 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 selinala is threatened by the destruction of its habitat, causing 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. ].