Synonyms

(List may be incomplete)

• Homotypic
  • Assonia burgessiae (Gerrard ex Harv.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 76 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Dombeya mastersii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5639 (1867); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: cultivated, origin unknown (fide Cheek & Dorr).
  • Dombeya tanganyikensis Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897(128–129): 244 (1897); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: A. Whyte s.n. (syntypus: K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912217090 K000241097]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: British Central Africa[Malawi]. Fort Hill, Nyasa-Tanganyika plateau, alt. 3000–4000 ft.
  • Dombeya johnstonii Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898(143): 301 (1898); as 'Dombeya Johnstonii'; not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: A. Whyte s.n. (syntypi: K {cf. K000241101^(JSTOR), K000241102^(JSTOR) [with number '142'], K000241103^(JSTOR); all without type indication}).
    • Type locality: British Central Africa[Malawi]. Between Mpata and the beginning of the Tanganyika plateau, alt. 2000–3000 feet, and Nyika plateau, alt. 6000–7000 ft.
  • Dombeya calantha K.Schum. in Engl., Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 28 (1900); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: A. Whyte & McClounie s.n. ([June 1897]; holotypus: K [cf. K000241104^(JSTOR), 'unknown type material']).
    • Type locality: Britisch Central-Afrika[Malawi]. Zomba.
  • Dombeya lasiostylis K.Schum. in Engl., Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 24 (1900); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: J. Kirk s.n. (in flower, April 1859; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypus: K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912217086 K000241100]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Britisch Central-Afrika[Malawi]. Muata Manja zwischen 14° und 16° n. Br. bei 1300 m ũ. M.
  • Dombeya parvifolia K.Schum. in Engl., Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 30 (1900); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: G.F. Scott Elliot 7475 (syntypus: K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912216984 K000240986]^(JSTOR)]) et Kirk s.n. (syntypus: K).
      • Note: Cheek & Dorr cite only the former one as holotype.
    • Type locality:
      • Scott Elliot: Centralafrikanisches Seengebiet[Uganda]. [Masaka District:] Runsoro bei Buddu Ankola.
      • Kirk: Nyassaland[Malawi]. An der Küste des Nyassasees.
  • Dombeya platypoda K.Schum. in Engl., Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 29 (1900); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: Carson s.n. (holotypus: K [cf. K000241098^(JSTOR), 'unknown type material']).
    • Type locality: Britisch Central-Afrika[Zambia]. Tanganyika-Plateau, bei Fwambo.
  • Dombeya kindtiana De Wild. ex De Wild. & T.Durand, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 14 (1901); as 'Dombeya Kindtiana'; not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: E. Verdick 542 (July 1900; holotypus: BR [​[https://www.botanicalcollections.be/specimen/BR0000008995063 BR0000008995063]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the] Congo. Lukafu.
  • Dombeya auriculata K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30(3–4): 352 (1901); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: W. Goetze 1285 (in flower, September 1899; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypi: BR [​[https://www.botanicalcollections.be/specimen/BR0000006290306 BR0000006290306]^(JSTOR)], E [​[https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00200376 E00200376]^(JSTOR)], G [​[http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/chg/adetail.php?id=83315&lang=en G00015181]^(JSTOR)], P [​[http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/p/p00368383 P00368383]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Usafua: am Poroto-Berge bei 2200 m ü. M., auf flachen Abhängen mit Staudenvegetation.
  • Dombeya dawei Sprague, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 501 (1906); as 'Dombeya Dawei'; not accepted by Beentje (1994), Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: M.T. Dawe 10 ([1903]; holotypus: K {K000240987^(JSTOR), K000240988^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: Uganda. Buddu District: on hills, Masaka.
  • Dombeya nairobensis Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39(3–4): 583 (1907); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: T. Kässner 963 (in flower, June 1906; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypi: BM [​[https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9c609320-c1a0-4bc0-9743-38086a011283 BM000843897]^(JSTOR)], K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912217141 K000241120]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Massaihochland[Kenya]. Nairobi.
  • Dombeya endlichii Engl. & K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(3–4): 551 (1912); as 'D. Endlichii'; not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: R. Endlich 299 (in flower, March 1909; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypi: M [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2981282020 M0109373]^(JSTOR)], W)
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Kilimandscharo: auf der Kibohöhe im Mischwald, um 11–1200 m ü. M.
  • Dombeya velutina De Wild. & Staner, Contr. Fl. Katanga Suppl. 4: 62 (1932), nom. illeg., non (Forssk.) Willd. (1800) [≡ Melhania velutina Forssk.]; not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: G.F. De Witte 446 (holotypus: BR {BR0000008995049^(JSTOR) [collected on 23 June 1931], BR0000008995377^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo.] Marungu.
  • Dombeya gamwelliae Exell, J. Bot. 70: 104 (1932); as 'Dombeya Gamwelliæ'; not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: A.H. Gamwell 50 (in flower, [6] May [1931]; holotypus: BM [​[https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/74e1f29e-b30b-4796-9048-450113f6a41c BM000630068]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Northern Rhodesia[Zambia]. Tanganyika District: Abercorn, beside stream-beds, at an alt. of 5000 ft.
  • Dombeya trichoclada Mildbr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 196 (1934); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: H.-J.E. Schlieben 1051 A (in flower, 21 June 1931; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypi: BR [​[https://www.botanicalcollections.be/specimen/BR0000006290337 BR0000006290337]^(JSTOR)], G [​[http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/chg/adetail.php?id=59400&lang=en G00015182]^(JSTOR)], LISC [​[https://actd.iict.pt/view/actd:LISC000657 LISC000657]^(JSTOR)], P [​[http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/p/p00368407 P00368407]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Bez.[Bezirk, i.e. district] Iringa: Landschaft Lupembe, Uferhügel am oberen Ruhudje, 1600 m ü. M.
  • Dombeya globiflora Staner, Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Ser. B 55: 59 (1935); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: P. Quarré 3294 (July 1933; holotypus: BR {BR0000008994707^(JSTOR), BR0000008995087^(JSTOR), BR0000008995414^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo.] District du Haut-Katanga.
  • Dombeya burttii Exell, J. Bot. 77: 165 (1939); as 'Dombeya Burttii'; not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: B.D. Burtt 6154 (9 September 1936; holotypus: BM [​[https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/042fbff1-c14f-4bde-91d7-853a92357904 BM000843898]^(JSTOR)]; isotypi: EA [​[https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ea000001922 EA000001922]], K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912217154 K000241118]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Tanganyika Territory[Tanzania]. Rungwe: Mbeya distr., Mporoto[Poroto] Mts., 15 miles out on Great North Road, at 7000 ft.
  • Dombeya nyasica Exell, J. Bot. 77: 166 (1939); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: B.D. Burtt 6085 (21 June 1936; holotypus: BM [​[https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87b220b9-9768-4bba-821f-1a538a6e69be BM001046001]^(JSTOR)]; isotypi: BR [​[https://www.botanicalcollections.be/specimen/BR0000006290405 BR0000006290405]^(JSTOR)], K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912217091 K000241099]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Nyasaland[Malawi]. Between Dowa and Kota Kota, at 5000 ft.
  • Dombeya greenwayi Wild, Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 33: 35 (1959); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: P.J. Greenway 5527 (26 July 1938; holotypus: K [​[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912217082 K000241096]^(JSTOR)]; isotypus; EA [​[https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ea000001923 EA000001923]]).
    • Type locality: Zambia. Shiwa Ngandu, 1660 m.
  • Dombeya sphaerantha Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 74: 449 (1970 publ. 1971); not accepted by Cheek & Dorr (2007) [cited as Dombeya burgessiae]
    • Typus: A. Gilli 351 (19 August 1958, in flower; holotypus: W [​[https://w.jacq.org/W0009436 W0009436]^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Grasig-buschige Stelle am Mbeyaberg[Mount Mbeya], 2240 m.

Misapplied names

• Dombeya angulata auct. non Cav. [= Dombeya acutangula Cav.]: Mast., Gard. Chron. 1867: 74 (1867)
  • Note: vide Hooker (1867).

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W. 1861–1862. Flora Capensis; being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal. Volume II. Leguminosae to Loranthaceae. ix + 621 pp., Hodges, Smith & Co., Dublin; ; A.S. Robertson, Capetown. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Anonymous. 1897. Diagnoses africanae, X. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1897: 243–300. BHL JSTOR Reference page. 
• Durand, T. & De Wildeman, É. 1901. Materiaux pour la Flore du Congo. Dixième fascicule. Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 40: [7]–41. BHL Reference page. 
• Stapf, O., Sprague, T.A., Rolfe, R.A., Clarke, C.B., Dawe, M.T. & Wright, C.H. 1906. Plantae Novae Daweanae in Uganda lectae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 37(262): 495–544. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1906.tb00847.x. BHL Reference page. 
• Mildbraed, J. 1934. Neue und seltene Arten aus Ostafrika (Tanganyika-Territ. Mandat) leg. H. J. Schlieben, VII. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 12(112): 187–201. DOI: 10.2307/3995040 Reference page. 
• Exell, A.W. 1939. Some new species of Dombeya, Grewia, and Combretum from Tropical Africa. Journal of Botany 77: 165–173. PDF Reference page. 
• Gilli, A. 1970[1971]. Beiträge zur Flora von Tanganyika und Kenya III. Choripetalae. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 74: 421–456. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page.  [vide Sterculiaceae.]
• Cheek, M. & Dorr, L. 2007. Sterculiaceae. 134 pp. In Beentje, H.J. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 978-1-84246-185-3 Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dombeya burgessiae in Template:Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dombeya burgessiae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dombeya burgessiae. Published online. Accessed: 21 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dombeya burgessiae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 May 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dombeya burgessiae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 21 May 2022.