Dombeya ambalabeensis

Botanical Description

Dombeya ambalabeensis is a large shrub or a small tree that usually grows up to 12 metres tall, with some reports of trees exceptionally reaching 20 - 30 metres[ 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. , 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 fibre. Even though Dombeya ambalabeensis is recorded within one protected area, where one subpopulation is protected, it is experiencing continuing decline because of habitat destruction due to logging and extension of agricultural land. 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. ].