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 Burtt, B., D. [6085] Malawi K000241099 Type 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 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7475] Uganda K000240986 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 K000241105 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000241100 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Dawe, M.T. [10] Uganda K000240987 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Dawe, M.T. [10] Uganda K000240988 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [s.n.] K000241101 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Greenway [5527] Zambia K000241096 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Gerrard, W., T. [16] South Africa K000241274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [142] K000241102 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 Galpin, E.E. [804] South Africa K000241174 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000241103 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Welw. [4734] Angola K000241094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 South Africa K000241276 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Whyte, A.; Meblounie [s.n.] Malawi K000241104 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Rehmann, A. [7049] South Africa K000241273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Leeuson, A. [s.n.] K000241098 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Burtt, B., D. [6154] Tanzania K000241118 Type Yes
Bos, J.J. [1277] South Africa K004979434 No
Pawek, J. [5035] Malawi K004978200 No
Pawek, J. [12665] Malawi K004978230 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14458] South Africa K004979437 Yes
Mason, E. (Miss) [65] South Africa K004979438 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1394] Malawi K004978222 Yes
Kwatha, R.B.; Tawakali, E.J. [254] Malawi K004978206 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11542] Malawi K004978189 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Pope, G.V. [19566] Zimbabwe K004978187 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17952] Tanzania K001639450 Yes
Buitendag, E. [471] South Africa K004979428 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [17798] Tanzania K001872740 No
Goyder, D.J.; Pope, G.V.; Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3163] Malawi K004978209 Yes
Banda, E.A.; Tawakali, E.J. [3330] Malawi K004978234 Yes
Wilms, F. [78] South Africa K004979421 Yes
Pawek, J. [9881] Malawi K004978220 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [10209] South Africa K004979420 Yes
Smuts, J.C. [2140] Malawi K004978217 Yes
Iwarsson, M.; Ryding, O. [946] Malawi K004978232 Yes
Pawek, J. [9859] Malawi K004978195 No
Brummitt, R.K. [11804] Malawi K004978225 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11372] Malawi K004978188 Yes
Pearson, E.O. [s.n.] South Africa K004979427 Yes
Repton, J.E. [903] South Africa K004979430 Yes
Brass, L.J. [16929] Malawi K004978197 Yes
Kwatha, R.B.; Nachamba, W. [145] Malawi K004978235 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [402] Malawi K004978214 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H. [18682] Malawi K004978211 Yes
Iwarsson, M.; Ryding, O. [791] Malawi K004978191 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [2281] South Africa K004979429 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [23847] South Africa K004979436 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K004978229 Yes
Harris, T. [482] Malawi K000614560 No
Jeke, R.C. [4] Malawi K004978201 Yes
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A. Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Rachide,T.; Ndala, B. (guide) [PM58] Mozambique K001346904 No
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8691] Angola K001589627 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8659] Zambia K001573788 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8224] Zambia K001573777 Yes
Pawek, J. [9814] Malawi K004978196 Yes
[J.M. Thorneioft] [95] South Africa K004979439 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [14269] South Africa K004979424 Yes
Nachamba, W.; Patel, I.H.; Tawakali, E.J. [68] Malawi K004978204 Yes
Pawek [4711] Malawi K004978221 Yes
Phillips, E. [3452] Malawi K004978231 Yes
[Mr. Thomson] [s.n.] Malawi K004978202 Yes
Seyani, J.H. [1186] Malawi K004978205 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11856] Malawi K004978224 Yes
Salubeni, A.J.; Mussa, C.A. [4645] Malawi K004978207 Yes
Nelson, W. [531] South Africa K000241275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H. [18682] Malawi K004978186 Yes
H.P.v.d. Schijff [2924] South Africa K004979423 Yes
Edwards, D. [4024] South Africa K004979435 Yes
Iwarsson, M.; Ryding, O. [817] Malawi K004978190 Yes
Pawek, J. [9844] Malawi K004978193 Yes
Adamson, G. [91] Malawi K004978199 Yes
Pawek, J. [8753] Malawi K004978226 No
Lawrence, E. [424] Malawi K004978218 Yes
Clements, J.B. [360] Malawi K004978215 Yes
Banda, E.A.K.; Kaunda, K. [26578] Malawi K004978208 Yes
Banda, E.A.K.; Kaunda, K. [2252] Malawi K004978198 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K004978228 Yes
Graan, V.; Hardy [504] K004979419 Yes
Sharpe, A. [70] Malawi K004978203 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2059] South Africa K004979432 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [15032] Malawi K004978223 Yes
s.coll. [76] Malawi K004978216 Yes
Shortridge, G.C. [16026] Malawi K004978194 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H. [18682] Malawi K004978210 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Rutherford-Smith, R. [11064] Malawi K004978237 Yes
Codd, L.E. [1595] South Africa K004979431 Yes
Codd, L.E.; Verdoorn, I.C. [10507] South Africa K004979426 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [822] Malawi K004978213 Yes
Iwarsson, M.; Ryding, O. [885] Malawi K004978233 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [1447] South Africa K004979422 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K004119312 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6242] Malawi K004978227 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [1351] Malawi K004978212 Yes
Iwarsson, M.; Ryding, O. [947] Malawi K004978192 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5833] South Africa K004979418 Yes
Muller, P.J. [2447] South Africa K004979440 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5961] South Africa K004979441 Yes
Ven. W.P. Johnson [s.n.] Malawi K004978219 Yes
Codd, L.E. [2838] South Africa K004979433 Yes

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