Biology:Dombeya burgessiae
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Malvaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Dombeya |
| Species: | D. burgessiae
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| Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv.
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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]
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Growth habit
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Foliage
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Extreme close-up of flowers
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Flowers beginning to senesce
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Budding, mature, and spent flowers
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Seeds
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
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Dombeya burgessiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146224959A146224961.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146224959/146224961. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/822960-1.
- ↑ "Dombeya burgessiae Rosemound". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/84232/i-dombeya-burgessiae-i/details. "Other common names; Wedding Flower [3]"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. Malvaceae". Tropical Plants Database. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dombeya+burgessiae.
- ↑ Flora of Zimbabwe
Wikidata ☰ Q3030266 entry
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