Grewia flavescens

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Grewia flavescens
Grewia flavescens, bloeiwyses, Skrikfontein, a.jpg
Flowering in autumn, South Africa
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A he-goat browsing on G. flavescens

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species:
G. flavescens
Binomial name
Grewia flavescens
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Grewia aspera Schinz
    • Grewia bipartita Wall.
    • Grewia commutata DC.
    • Grewia fabreguesii E.Boudour.
    • Grewia homblei De Wild.
    • Grewia kapiriensis De Wild.
    • Grewia orientalis Gaertn.
    • Grewia platyclada K.Schum.
    • Vincentia flavescens (Juss.) Burret
    • Vincentia platyclada (K.Schum.) Burret
    • Vinticena flavescens (Juss.) Burret
    • Vinticena platyclada (K.Schum.) Burret

Grewia flavescens, called rough-leaved raisin, sandpaper raisin, and donkey berry (a name it shares with Grewia bicolor), is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to sub‑Saharan Africa, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and India.[2] It is considered to be an underutilized crop, both for its fruit and its use for livestock forage.[3]

Gallery[]

  • Larger stems are characteristically angular

  • Ripe fruit, winter

  • Dry fruit, winter

References[]

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Grewia flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146452936A146452938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146452936A146452938.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Grewia flavescens Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ Veeresh Kumar; Uthappa, A. R.; Srivastava, Madhulika; Vijay, D.; Kumaranag, K. M.; Manjunatha, N.; Rana, Maneet; Newaj, Ram; Handa, A. K.; Chaturvedi, O. P. (2017). "Floral biology of Grewia flavescens Juss.: An underutilized crop". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 64 (7): 1789–1795. doi:10.1007/s10722-017-0536-y. S2CID 39388252.


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