Dombeya burgessiae


Dombeya burgessiae, the rosemound, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to seasonally dry areas of tropical Africa, and has been introduced to Pakistan, Assam, and Trinidad and Tobago. A variable shrub or multi-stemmed tree from tall, it is used for its fiber, wood, its edible pith, and for friction sticks to make fire. It is occasionally planted as an ornamental.

Larval food plant

Dombeya burgessiae is known to be a larval host plant of the Hesperiidae Eagris sabadius and Abantis pillaana.