Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dombeya tiliacea (Endl.) Planch.

Forest wild pear little-dog-rose

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Dombeya
Species: tiliacea
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000718
English name: Forest wild pear, little-dog-rose
Arabic name: دومبيا تيليسيا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Semi deciduous small tree or multi-stemmed shrub growing 3-8 m tall, 30 cm in diameter leaves heart-shaped, broad ovate flowers white, borne in a 4-8 flowered, umbellate cyme

Ornamental plant. A fiber obtained from the bark is suitable for cordage or for paper stock.

Dombeya natalensis Sond

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Summer- Autumn
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.1-6.5
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Fibre Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Alkaline Mild alkaline Neutral

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