The Endangered Wild Pear is native to Central Madagascar.
They are a deciduous shrub with stems 2 to 4 or 5 m long.
They can also be a sprawling shrub scrambling over other vegetation.
Not a true climber but they are also known as the Climbing Dombeya.
Alternately arranged leaves, in a spiral are on a long petiole with stipules at the base.
Petioles and the leaf-like stipules have dense rust coloured hairs.
Large wide ovate blades have a very wavy edge.
They have a heart-shaped base and short pointed tip.
Hairs are most dense on the lower surface and on young leaves.
Some persist on adult leaves.
Axillary inflorescences are on a long hairy pendulous peduncle.
The are umbel-like with just a few flowers near the end of the peduncle.
Flowers are on a hairy pedicel.
The 3 epicalyx bracts and 5 sepal lobes have dense hairs on the outer surfaces.
The narrow bell-shaped corolla has 5 red obovate petals.
Petal edges have a small amount of pollen.
(The above is based on a few less than perfect photos.)
J.F.
