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]

Dombeya burgessiae
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Dombeya
Species:	D. burgessiae
Binomial name
Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv.
Synonyms[2]
List Assonia burgessiae (Gerrard ex Harv.) Kuntze Assonia calantha (K.Schum.) Stuntz Assonia sparmannioides Hiern Dombeya angulata Mast. Dombeya antunesii Exell & Mendonça Dombeya auriculata K.Schum. Dombeya burttii Exell Dombeya calantha K.Schum. Dombeya concinna K.Schum. Dombeya dawei Sprague Dombeya endlichii Engl. & K.Krause Dombeya gamwelliae Exell Dombeya globiflora Staner Dombeya greenwayi Wild Dombeya johnstonii Baker Dombeya kindtiana De Wild. Dombeya lasiostylis K.Schum. Dombeya mastersii Hook.f. Dombeya nairobensis Engl. Dombeya nyasica Exell Dombeya parvifolia K.Schum. Dombeya platypoda K.Schum. Dombeya rosea Baker f. Dombeya sparmannioides (Hiern) K.Schum. Dombeya sphaerantha Gilli Dombeya tanganyikensis Baker Dombeya trichoclada Mildbr. Dombeya velutina De Wild. & Staner

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