Malvaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Dombeya mangorensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya mangorensis is a shrub or a small tree with long lianoid branches[ 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. Dombeya mangorensis is only known from one locality and the forests in this area are under great threat from human activity. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2014)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - eastern central Madagascar

HabitatHumid forests[ 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. ]