Details of genus: Dombeya Cav. [1774]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Malvaceae
family_ja: アオイ
Infra familial classification: Subfamily Sterculioideae
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 200-300 species of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and trees from Africa and Madagascar to the Mascarene Islands, found in habitats ranging from tropical woodland to upland scrub. Leaves are alternate, simple, and lobed or unlobed, often heart-shaped, with long stalks. Dombeyas are grown mainly for their 5-petalled, white, pink, yellow, or red flowers, resembling those of mallows (Malva); they are produced in dense, axillary, terminal, or umbel-like cymes on long, nodding or pendent stalks. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm greenhouse; elsewhere, use outdoors as a specimen or in a border.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 18-2 l°C (64-70°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.
pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites and whiteflies under glass.
description_ja:
comment: Africa to Mascarenes
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Malvaceae | アオイ科 | Subfamily Sterculioideae | Show | ||
| PB2 | Sterculiaceae | アオギリ科 | Subfamily Sterculioideae | Show | ||
| PB3 | Sterculiaceae | アオギリ科 | Subfamily Sterculioideae | Show |