Malvaceae
Dombeya

Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch.

First published in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 6: 225 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cheek, M. & Dorr, L. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Sterculiaceae: 1-134.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1961). Flora Zambesiaca 1(2): 337-581. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dombeya in Africa: 96 (1991)
  • E.M. 5: 35 (1900)
  • F.C.B. 10: 248 (1963)
  • F.Z. 1: 525, t. 98 (1961)
  • Fl. Eth. 2, 2: 170 (1995).
  • Fl. Serres 6: 225 (1851)
  • I.T.U.: 146 (1951)
  • K.T.S.L.: 164, map (1994)
  • Seyani, Dombeya: 173 (1982)
  • T.T.C.L. 598 (1969)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1982 Welw. [4735] Angola K000241080 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Welwitsch [4727] Angola K000241083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Gossweiler, J. [1442] Angola K000241081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Thomas, R. [957] K000241010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Gossweiler, J. [1443] Angola K000241084 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Quarre, P. [628] K000241009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Delevoy [173] Ethiopia K000241011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Krauss [252] South Africa K000241259 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Wood, J., M. [154] South Africa K000241260 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Cooper, T. [2012] South Africa K000241258 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Zeyher [153] South Africa K000241266 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Gueinzius [s.n.] South Africa K000241257 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Burke [155] South Africa K000241264 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000241265 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Zeyher [141] South Africa K000241263 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Gerrard, W., T. [238] South Africa K000241256 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Lindney [s.n.] South Africa K000241261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [JO1742] Mozambique K001346982 No
Welwitsch [4728] Angola K000241082 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8678] Angola K001589651 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614711 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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