Malvaceae
Dombeya

Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 590 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, Pakistan, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Cheek, M. & Dorr, L. (2007). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Sterculiaceae: 1-134.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Shamso, E. & Hamdy, R. (2010). Melhania steudneri (Sterculiaceae) new record for Egypt, and a synopsis of the Sterculiaceae in Egypt. Nordic Journal of Botany 28: 174-181.
  • 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.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • 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.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E Africa: t. 52 (1987)
  • Dombeya in Africa: 66 (1991)
  • E.M. 5: 28 (1900)
  • F.C.B. 10: 246 (1963)
  • F.Z. 1: 522 (1961)
  • Fl. Capensis 2: 590 (1862)
  • K.T.S.L. 163, map (1994).
  • Mast., F.T.A. 1: 228 (1868)
  • Seyani, Dombeya: 104 (1982)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 5, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1527] Mozambique K001346231 Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Mason, M., N. [s.n.] Kenya K000241119 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Kassner, T. [963] Kenya K000241120 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Burtt, B., D. [6085] Malawi K000241099 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 K000241105 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Dawe, M.T. [10] Uganda K000240987 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Dawe, M.T. [10] Uganda K000240988 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7475] Uganda K000240986 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000241100 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Welw. [4734] Angola K000241094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Swynnerton, C., F. M. [196] Zimbabwe K000241095 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000241097 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [s.n.] K000241101 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000241103 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Galpin, E.E. [804] South Africa K000241174 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Greenway [5527] Zambia K000241096 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [142] K000241102 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A.; Meblounie [s.n.] Malawi K000241104 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 South Africa K000241276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Burtt, B., D. [6154] Tanzania K000241118 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Gerrard, W., T. [16] South Africa K000241274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Rehmann, A. [7049] South Africa K000241273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Leeuson, A. [s.n.] K000241098 Type Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17952] Tanzania K001639450 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8224] Zambia K001573777 Yes
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A. Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Rachide,T.; Ndala, B. (guide) [PM58] Mozambique K001346904 No
Harris, T. [482] Malawi K000614560 No
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8691] Angola K001589627 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8659] Zambia K001573788 Yes
Nelson, W. [531] South Africa K000241275 Unknown Type Material Yes

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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