Dombeya shupangae K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Dombeya

Characteristics

Closely resembles D. rotundifolia in herbarium material but leaves usually rather larger, often c. 20 cm. in diam. and pubescent instead of tomentellous below with a minutely reticulate pattern of veinlets visible between the hairs at a magnification of × 10.
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Ovary not tomentose but covered with minute brown clavate papillae (the most important difference between the two species).
Small tree sometimes reaching 10 m. in height, with white or pink flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dombeya shupangae world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Conservation status

Dombeya shupangae threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823223-1
WFO ID wfo-0000653972
COL ID 37934
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dombeya katangensis Dombeya mupangae Dombeya shupangae Dombeya shupangae var. glabrescens Dombeya shupangae var. katangensis