Dombeya burgessiae

Dombeya burgessiae
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Dombeya
Species:
D. burgessiae
Binomial name
Dombeya burgessiae
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Assonia burgessiae (Gerrard ex Harv.) Kuntze
    • Assonia calantha (K.Schum.) Stuntz
    • Assonia sparmannioides Hiern
    • Dombeya angulata Mast.
    • Dombeya antunesii Exell & Mendonça
    • Dombeya auriculata K.Schum.
    • Dombeya burttii Exell
    • Dombeya calantha K.Schum.
    • Dombeya concinna K.Schum.
    • Dombeya dawei Sprague
    • Dombeya endlichii Engl. & K.Krause
    • Dombeya gamwelliae Exell
    • Dombeya globiflora Staner
    • Dombeya greenwayi Wild
    • Dombeya johnstonii Baker
    • Dombeya kindtiana De Wild.
    • Dombeya lasiostylis K.Schum.
    • Dombeya mastersii Hook.f.
    • Dombeya nairobensis Engl.
    • Dombeya nyasica Exell
    • Dombeya parvifolia K.Schum.
    • Dombeya platypoda K.Schum.
    • Dombeya rosea Baker f.
    • Dombeya sparmannioides (Hiern) K.Schum.
    • Dombeya sphaerantha Gilli
    • Dombeya tanganyikensis Baker
    • Dombeya trichoclada Mildbr.
    • Dombeya velutina De Wild. & Staner

Dombeya burgessiae, the rosemound, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.[3] It is native to seasonally dry areas of tropical Africa, and has been introduced to Pakistan, Assam, and Trinidad and Tobago.[2] A variable shrub or multi-stemmed tree from 2 to 8 m (7 to 26 ft) tall, it is used for its fiber (for ropes and baskets), wood (bows and tool handles), its edible pith, and for friction sticks to make fire.[4] It is occasionally planted as an ornamental.[4]

Larval food plant

Dombeya burgessiae is known to be a larval host plant of the Hesperiidae Eagris sabadius (Grey, 1832)[5] and Abantis pillaana (Wallengren, 1857).


References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Dombeya burgessiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T146224959A146224961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146224959A146224961.en. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dombeya burgessiae Rosemound". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022. Other common names; Wedding Flower [3]
  4. 1 2 Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. Malvaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Flora of Zimbabwe
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