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Scientific Name:Dombeya rotundifolia Vernacular Name:Umukore, Umukogwa Family name :Sterculiaceae. Geographic Distribution:Wooded savanna and in forest of the valley, 1250-1500 m
A shrub or a tree of 12 m high with a rugose, cracked bark provided with lenticels. When in blossom period, the leaves are absent. The leaf blade is oval, or round, or oboval, densely pubescent.
The boiled roots are used for rheumatism. Roots are pounded, soaked in water and the juice given to a child with diarrhea.
firewood
