Dombeya alleizettei

Botanical Description

Dombeya alleizettei is a small evergreen tree growing around 3.5 - 8 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. Although Dombeya alleizettei is recorded within Analamazaotra- Mantadia protected area, it is facing a continuing decline in the quality of habitat and on the number of subpopulations and mature individuals as a result of habitat loss due to shifting agriculture, frequent fires and charcoal production.T he 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. ].