Dombeya decanthera Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Dombeya

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 6m high.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Environment

Humid forests, on lateritic soils; at elevations from near sea level to 458 metres, perhaps occasionally to 1,000 metres
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Usage

Uses fiber material wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Dombeya decanthera world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Dombeya decanthera threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653669
COL ID 378TC
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Synonyms

Pentapetes decanthera Assonia decanthera Dombeya bojeriana Assonia bojeriana Cavanilla decanthera Dombeya decanthera Melhania decanthera Trochetia decanthera Dombeya decanthera subsp. decanthera Dombeya decanthera var. decanthera

Lower taxons

Dombeya decanthera var. bojeriana Dombeya decanthera subsp. farafanganica Dombeya decanthera subsp. latipetala