Dombeya acutangula
Cav.
Malvaceae
Assonia angulata (Cav.) Kuntze
Assonia botryoides (Baker) Kuntze
Assonia greveana (Baill.) Kuntze
Assonia palmata Kuntze
Assonia rubifolia (Baill.) Kuntze
Assonia stuhlmannii (K.Schum.) Kuntze
Assonia tiliifolia Kuntze
Assonia triumfettifolia (Bojer) Kuntze
Astrapaea tiliifolia (Cav.) Sweet
Cavanilla acutangula (Cav.) J.F.Gmel.
Cavanilla angulata (Cav.) J.F.Gmel.
Cavanilla palmata J.F.Gmel.
Cavanilla tiliifolia J.F.Gmel.
Dombeya angulata Cav.
Dombeya borraginopsis Hochr.
Dombeya botryoides Baker
Dombeya cincinnata K.Schum.
Dombeya cordifolia DC.
Dombeya greveana Baill.
Dombeya leucorrhoea K.Schum.
Dombeya metameropsis Hochr.
Dombeya palmata Cav.
Dombeya palmatiformis Arènes
Dombeya quinquecostata Arènes
Dombeya rubifolia Baill.
Dombeya stuhlmannii K.Schum.
Dombeya tiliifolia Cav.
Dombeya triumfettifolia Bojer
Dombeya urenoides Hochr.
Pentapetes acutangula (Cav.) Poir.
Pentapetes angulosa Poir.
Pentapetes palmata (Cav.) Poir.
Pentapetes tiliifolia (Cav.) Poir.
Common Name:
General Information
Dombeya acutangula is a multi-stemmed shrub or a small tree, usually growing 2 - 3 metrs tall, occasionally reaching 8 metres[
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
,
1953- Title
- Flore des Mascareignes la Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues 51. Malvacées à 62. Oxalidacées
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bosser J., Cadet Th., Guého J. & Marais W. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and for the fibre obtained from its bark. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive flowers[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
].
Dombeya acutangula is assessed as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
]. However, this is based on the assumption that the taxon is confined to Mauritius, whereas other treatments of the species recognize it as also native to Madagascar and parts of east Africa. Based on this, the species is classified as 'Least Concern'[
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
,
1953- Title
- Flore des Mascareignes la Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues 51. Malvacées à 62. Oxalidacées
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bosser J., Cadet Th., Guého J. & Marais W. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
East Africa - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
Habitat
Forest, woodland, bushland or thicket; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
]. Riverine thickets, coastal bush and dry woodland[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
In cultivation, species in this genus generally grow best in a moist but well-drained, fertile soil and a position in full sun or partial shade[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
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- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are astringent. They are taken as an infusion, though the report is not specific regarding which ailments are treated, but it does say that they are little used at present[
].
The leaves contain alkaloids and phenols[
]..
Other Uses
A fibre obtained from the bark is used for cordage[
454- Title
- Useful Fiber Plants of the World
- Publication
-
- Author
- Dodge C.R.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- USDA; Washington.
- Year
- 1897
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed is very small but can be extracted from fully ripened, dry flower heads. Its viability declines within 3 months, so fresh seed has to be used for sowing. Seed is to be sown in properly drained seedbeds. Seedlings emerge in about 3 weeks[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- 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.
].
Cuttings of semi-ripe wood, preferably with some bottom heat to encourage rooting[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
