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BSI Flora of India with details (Volume 3- 1993) (Distribution):

Dombeya acutangula Cav. (Native of Mascarene Islands)
Dombeya calantha K. Schum. in Engler (Cultivated throughout India in gardens for its showy flowers; Native of Tropical Africa) (is a synonym of Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv.)
Dombeya mollis Hook. (Cultivated in gardens)
Dombeya platanifolia Bojer (Cultivated in gardens)
Dombeya spectabilis Bojer (Cultivated in gardens)

Dombeya wallichii (Lindley) K. Shumann (Cultivated in gardens; Native of Madagascar)


May I request if somebody can post keys and details of Dombeya species from Flora of India.


All Dombeya in India are cultivated. So flora of India vol 3 has no keys for these species. Following species are listed as cultivated in India:

D. acutangula
D. burgessie
D. calantha
D. mastersii
D. mollis
D. platanifolia
D. spectabilis
D. wallichii

Thanks, … That is why there remains so much of confusion.


Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution

 

Dombeya
acutangula
Cav.
Shrub Western Ghats,
High Altitude,Cultivated, Native of Africa
Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
Dindigul,
Nilgiri, Salem
Dombeya burgessiae Gerr. ex Harv. Shrub Western
Ghats, High Altitude,Cultivated, Native of Africa
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
Dindigul,
Nilgiri
Dombeya mastersii Hook.f. = Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. Shrub Western
Ghats, High Altitude,Cultivated, Native of Africa
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
Nilgiri
Dombeya mollis Hook. Shrub Western
Ghats, High Altitude,Cultivated, Native of Africa
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
Nilgiri
Dombeya platanifolia Boj.  Shrub Western
Ghats, High Altitude,Cultivated, Native of Africa
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
Nilgiri
Dombeya spectabilis Boj. Shrub Plains
to  High Altitude, Cultivated, Native
of Africa
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
All
districts
Dombeya wallichii (Lindl.) K. Schum. Large
Shrub or Small Tree
Western
Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Africa
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
Dindigul,
Nilgiri 

 


Dombeya cayeuxii HORT. (Dombeya ×cayeuxii André [= D. burgessiae × D. wallichii])


Species with description &
pictures in Flowers of India
as on 3.2.14:

Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Dombeya pulchra Malvaceae Silver Dombeya
Dombeya spectabilis Assonia spectabilis Malvaceae Dombeya
Dombeya wallichii Astrapaea wallichii Malvaceae Pink Ball Dombeya


Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- Brief details- p.143-
Dombeya acutangula
Dombeya gagiana (?)
Dombeya natalensis Sond. is a synonym of Dombeya tiliacea (Endl.) Planch.
Dombeya : 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Dombeya

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of thespecies available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.


Pl. go through Dombeya (‎‎‎Malvaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice.


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