Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 099.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 100.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 101.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 103.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 039.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 034.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 036.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 038.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 037.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 033.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Brackenhurst Bot. Gard., Limuru. 26 Jun 04. 035.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Egerton Univ. Bot. Gard, Njoro. 10 July 04. 036.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Egerton Univ. Bot. Gard, Njoro. 10 July 04. 034.jpg
Dombeya torrida--Kenya. Egerton Univ. Bot. Gard, Njoro. 10 July 04. 035.jpg
Native to Burundi, Central African Republic, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Kenya (Egerton University campus and Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Njoro, southwest of Nakuru on Njoro Road.
Collectors
Location
Kenya, Kiambu, Limuru (Brackenhurst Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Dombeya
Specific Epithet
torrida
Authorship
(J.F.Gmel.) Bamps
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#306,200 of 335,497
Top 92%
Extinction probability
9%
