Tomentose Burbark

(Triumfetta obliqua)

Description

Triumfetta tomentosa is a shrub growing up to 3 metres tall. The erect stems are 3.5 - 7mm in diameter. The plant has a range of local uses - as a source of medicine, fibre, fuel and food. It has been cultivated in Mauritius for its fibre.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Malvales

Family:Malvaceae

Genus:Triumfetta

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