Bois bete was sometimes placed in
Pentapetes. It is somewhat variable and thus was described under a number of names, which are now considered
junior synonyms: •
Pentapetes acutangula Poir. •
Pentapetes angulosa Poir. •
Pentapetes palmata Poir. This species is rather isolated among its
congeners and may belong to the more
basal members of its genus. It differs both from the "
xeric forest" group of Mascarene
Dombeya (e.g.
D. mauritiana and
D. rodriguesiana) and the "
rainforest group" (e.g.
D. blattiolens and
D. ciliata). ==Footnotes==