Dombeya pilosa

Botanical Description

Dombeya pilosa is a tree that can grow around 15 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 70cm in diameter. All growing organs are sticky and covered with a white indumentum of stellate and simple hairs 2 - 3mm long[ 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. , 1953 Title Flore des Mascareignes la Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues 51. Malvacées à 62. Oxalidacées Publication Author Bosser J., Cadet Th., Guého J. & Marais W. (Editors) Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. Year 1987 ISBN Description ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and wood. Flowering trees have ornamental value, especially the male ones, which have larger flowers that fall before withering and turning brown[ 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. ].