Dombeya burgessiae | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Dombeya |
Species: | D. burgessiae
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Dombeya burgessiae | |
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Dombeya burgessiae, the rosemound, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [3] It is native to seasonally dry areas of tropical Africa, and has been introduced to Pakistan, Assam, and Trinidad and Tobago. [2] A variable shrub or multi-stemmed tree from 2 to 8 m (7 to 26 ft) tall, it is used for its fiber (for ropes and baskets), wood (bows and tool handles), its edible pith, and for friction sticks to make fire. [4] It is occasionally planted as an ornamental. [4]
Other common names; Wedding Flower [3]
Dombeya burgessiae | |
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Flowers | |
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Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Dombeya |
Species: | D. burgessiae
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Binomial name | |
Dombeya burgessiae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
List
|
Dombeya burgessiae, the rosemound, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [3] It is native to seasonally dry areas of tropical Africa, and has been introduced to Pakistan, Assam, and Trinidad and Tobago. [2] A variable shrub or multi-stemmed tree from 2 to 8 m (7 to 26 ft) tall, it is used for its fiber (for ropes and baskets), wood (bows and tool handles), its edible pith, and for friction sticks to make fire. [4] It is occasionally planted as an ornamental. [4]
Other common names; Wedding Flower [3]