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Dombeya acutangula Cav.

Bois bete (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Dombeya

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. The leaves are broadly oval and 6-16 cm long and wide. The base is heart shaped and there are teeth along the edge. They can have 3-5 lobes. The flowers are pinkish and 2-3 cm across. They are in small clusters. The fruit is oblong and 5 sided. They are 5-8 cm long by 3-4 mm wide.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.0
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Environment

Forest, woodland, bushland or thicket; at elevations up to 1,500 metres. Riverine thickets, coastal bush and dry woodland.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber food material medicinal
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
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Images

Leaf

Dombeya acutangula leaf picture by J. Champ (cc-by-sa)
Dombeya acutangula leaf picture by J. Champ (cc-by-sa)
Dombeya acutangula leaf picture by J. Champ (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dombeya acutangula flower picture by Carosin Jean Pierre (cc-by-sa)
Dombeya acutangula flower picture by Carosin Jean Pierre (cc-by-sa)
Dombeya acutangula flower picture by Yves Martin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Dombeya acutangula fruit picture by P. Bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Dombeya acutangula fruit picture by P. Bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Dombeya acutangula fruit picture by P. Bonnet (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dombeya acutangula world distribution map, present in India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Pakistan, Réunion, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Dombeya acutangula threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822892-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653552
COL ID 378QD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 698327
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Dombeya cordifolia Pentapetes palmata Pentapetes acutangula Pentapetes angulosa Assonia rubifolia Cavanilla palmata Dombeya greveana Dombeya leucorrhoea Dombeya quinquecostata Pentapetes tiliifolia Assonia angulata Assonia palmata Assonia tiliifolia Assonia triumfettifolia Astrapaea tiliifolia Dombeya borraginopsis Dombeya botryoides Dombeya cincinnata Dombeya palmata Dombeya palmatiformis Dombeya rubifolia Dombeya stuhlmannii Dombeya tiliifolia Dombeya triumfettifolia Dombeya urenoides Dombeya metameropsis Dombeya angulata Assonia botryodes Assonia greveana Assonia stuhlmannii Cavanilla tiliifolia Dombeya acutangula var. palmata Dombeya acutangula subsp. rosea Dombeya acutangula var. tiliifolia Dombeya greveana var. metameropsis Dombeya metameropsis var. belambanensis Dombeya metameropsis var. kitombaensis Dombeya cincinnata var. stuhlmannii Dombeya acutangula subsp. acutangula Cavanilla acutangula Cavanilla angulata Dombeya acutangula
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