Malvaceae FAMILY
Dombeya baronii
Dombeya baronii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dombeya baronii is a shrub. A good quality fibre obtained from the bark is used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - central and eastern Madagascar
HabitatForests, rocky woods, river banks, waterfalls; at elevations from 800 - 2,000 metres[ 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. ].