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Malvaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dombeya rotunda

Dombeya rotunda

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya rotunda is a small tree growing up to 3.5 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. , 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 wood and fibre. The habitat of Dombeya rotunda is threatened by habitat loss due to frequent wild fire, grazing and selective logging. 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 - western and central Madagascar
HabitatSubhumid and dry forests on rocky outcrops of marble and quartzite and on sandy soils; at elevations from 700 - 1,428 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. ].