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Dombeya burgessiae
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Family:
STERCULIACEAE
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Citation: Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 590. 1862.
Dombeya calantha K.Schum., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 28. 1900; K.C. Malick in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 475. 1993; V. Chithra in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 451. 2005.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves alternate, 3-5-lobed, 9.2-30.2 x 7.5-17 cm, cordate at base, coarsely dentate at margin, acuminate at apex, pubescent on both surfaces, 7-nerved at base. Corymbs axillary; peduncles, bracts and bracteoles pubescent. Flowers mildly fragrant. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acute, ca 9 x 3 mm, pubescent, persistent. Petals obliquely obovate, ca 1.3 x 1.2 cm, pinkish white, persistent. Stamens 15, alternating with 5 staminodes; staminal tube ca 2 mm long. Ovary sessile, pubescent, 5-loculed; ovules many in each locule; stigma 5-fid, reflexed. Capsules dehiscing loculicidally.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South and Central Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Pink, Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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