Dombeya digyna

Botanical Description

Dombeya digyna is a tree or a shrub that can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 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 wood and fibre. Dombeya digyna experiences continuing decline because of annual fire and forest exploitation. It is projected that the ongoing loss of its habitat will induce a strong continuing decline in the number of subpopulations. 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. ].