Leaves very broadly ovate-elliptic to almost round, up to 12 cm long, 3-veined from the base, thickly textured, green and hairy above with sunken veins, much paler below, covered in greyish-white or cream-coloured hairs; base slightly cordate at the base; apex rounded to slightly nothched; margin toothed.
Feb 21, 2016
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Is Grewia edible?
Pest and disease resistant. Fruit may be eaten raw, juiced for jams and jellies and used as a flavouring for desserts and drinks.
What is the common name for Grewia plant?
Grewia asiatica, commonly known as phalsa or falsa, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae.
Where is Grewia native to?
Grewia occidentalis occurs naturally across south-eastern Africa, where its range extends from Cape Town along the coast to Mozambique and inland to Zimbabwe.
Is Grewia a fruit?
Grewia asiatica L. fruit natively called phalsa is a popular berry of Pakistan and widely consumed in the form of fresh juices and carbonated drinks in the summer season. The berry is enriched with antioxidants such as phenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and vitamin C.
Much-branched small shrub, up to 3 m but often less than 2 m tall. Branches covered in silky hairs. Leaves very broadly ovate-elliptic to almost round, up to 12 ...
Grewia herbacea is a species of plants with 2 observations.
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. Taxonomy ...
Grewia /ˈɡruːiə/ is a large flowering plant genus in the mallow family Malvaceae, in the expanded sense as proposed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
Title: Grewia herbacea ; Type status: Syntype ; Specific epithet: herbacea ; Recorded by: J. Buchanan ; Higher geography: Nyasaland; Africa; Malawi ...
A web site containing information about the Flora of Zambia.
Grewia herbacea Welw. ex Hiern [family TILIACEAE ] (stored under name); Grewia leucodiscus K.Schum. [family TILIACEAE ] Verified by Whitehouse,C.M., 1998.
Grewia herbacea Welw. ex Hiern. Image: Grewia herbacea. Image details: Species id: 138470. Image id: 1. Image number: 7852. Photographer: BT Wursten.
(2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: individual images: Grewia herbacea. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/image-display.php?