Dombeya amaniensis

Its relationships are not well determined. It seems to belong to an ill-defined clade containing congeners from eastern Africa and the Madagascar region, such as D. tiliacea and several species from the Mascarenes. Among the latter, D. delislei, D. elegans and D. punctata might be somewhat closer to the present species than the rainforest group around D. ciliata.

Dombeya amaniensis is a flowering plant species found only in Tanzania. Formerly placed in the Sterculiaceae, this artificial assemblage is now included in the family Malvaceae by most authors. Its relationships are not well determined. It seems to belong to an ill-defined clade containing congeners from eastern Africa and the Madagascar region, such as D. tiliacea and several species from the Mascarenes. Among the latter, D. delislei, D. elegans and D. More

Dombeya amaniensis is a species of flowering plant in the Sterculiaceae family. It is found only in Tanzania. Source - * Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Dombeya amaniensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. More