Malvaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dombeya rubricuspis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dombeya rubricuspis is a tree[ 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. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. Dombeya rubricuspis is threatened by habitat loss due to ongoing logging and slash and burn agriculture. 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - central Madagascar

HabitatHumid forests; at elevations from 900 - 1,700 metres[ 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. ].