Dombeya wallichii (Lindl.) K.Schum.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COCOA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dombeya wallichii (Lindl.) K.Schum.
  • Common name : Pink ball tree
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Planted in gardens
  • Key identification features : Flowers in dense clusters, scarlet to pink
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Cultivated in gardens
    • Tamil Nadu : Cultivated in gardens
    • Haryana : Jind
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : East Africa, Madagascar
  • World Distribution : Introduced elsewhere
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dombeya wallichii. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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