Malvaceae

Dombeya Cav.

First published in Diss. 2(App.): 2 (1786)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Laos, Marianas, Mexico Southwest, Pakistan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Seyani in Opera Bot. Belg. 2 (1991).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Diss. 2, App.:[4](1786) nom. cons.
  • Dombeya in Africa (1991)
  • Seyani, Dombeya (1982)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Bourbon [s.n.] K000241178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Graham [s.n.] Mauritius K000241176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Leandri, J. [977] Madagascar K000241175 Isotype Yes
Razafiniary, V. Ratianarivo, F.; Rajaovelona, L. R.; Rasaminirina, F.; Rakotomalala, J. H.; Rafa [VELS 226] Madagascar K001619112 No
Razafiniary, V. Ratianarivo, F.; Rajaovelona, L. R.; Rasaminirina, F.; Rakotomalala, J. H.; Rafa [VELS 241] Madagascar K001619113 No
Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M. [387] Madagascar K000664900 No
Labat, J.N.; Yahaya, I.; Daroueche, E.; Djoubeiri, M. [3158] Comoros K004979304 Yes
Richard, M. [s.n.] K004979324 Yes
Bernardi, L. [15164] Reunion K004979318 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8192] Tanzania K:SPC-15381.000 No
Bernier [s.n.] Madagascar K004979316 Yes
Humblot. [s.n.] Madagascar K000241200 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K004979320 Yes
Castroviejo, S.; Castroviejo, J. M. [17314SC] Tanzania K001581666 Yes
Bernier [s.n.] Madagascar K004979315 Yes
Bernardi, L. [15162] Reunion K004979312 Yes
s.coll. [8033] Madagascar K004979308 Yes
Tregellis Fox, J. [33/1] Madagascar K004979317 Yes
Rakotoarinivo, M.; Ralimanana, H.; Rakotonasolo, F.; Beentje, H. [RMJ024] Madagascar K001872501 Yes
Lancaster, R.S.N. [s.n.] K001769649 Yes
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 672] Tanzania K001769765 Yes
Bernier [s.n.] Madagascar K004979314 Yes
Blackburn, J. [s.n.] Madagascar K000241195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rakotonasolo, F. & Rakotoarisoa A. Randriamandimby, P.G.; Ranaivomanana, T.; Heickel, J. & Rabearison nD. [RNF 3765] Madagascar K001370955 No
Hornby, R.M. [99A] Tanzania K:SPC-15379.000 No
Buerki, S.; Rakotovao, C.; Callmander, M. [119] Madagascar K004979309 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [11313] Comoros K004979311 Yes
Ward, C.J. [9602] South Africa K004979654 Yes
Andrianaivoravelona, B.; Rajaovelona, L.; Deblock, P.; Groeninckx, I.; Razanatsoa, J.; Rakotorananry, F. [ANB323] Madagascar K000952423 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Koenders, L. [3057] Madagascar K004979306 Yes
Humblot, M. [31] Madagascar K000241151 Unknown Type Material Yes
Humbert, H. [13331] Madagascar K004979310 Yes
Humblot, M. [s.n.] Madagascar K000241201 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boivin, M. [s.n.] Comoros K004979322 Yes
Randriamboavonjy, T.; Razafindrabe, H.; Ravaoarisoa, S. [RTI1268] Madagascar K000953843 Yes
Madagascar K000241202 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gentry, A.; Schatz, G.E. [62096] Madagascar K004979305 Yes
Ralimanana, H.; Ranarivelo, T.; Cable, S.; Andriamilanto; Osbonne, J. [RLI981] Madagascar K004979302 Yes
Bernier [s.n.] Madagascar K004979313 Yes
Boivin, M. [s.n.] Madagascar K004979321 Yes
Humblot, N., L. [s.n.] Madagascar K000241199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phillipson, P.B.; Rabesihanaka, S. [3104] Madagascar K004979307 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1161] India K000639527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dr. Forsyth Major [1] Madagascar K004979319 Yes
Andrianaivoravelona, B.; Rakotonirina, H.; Ralimanana, F.; Rakotonasola, B.; Rakouth, C.R. [056] Madagascar K004979303 Yes
s.coll. [7153] Madagascar K004979323 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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