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Grewia sulcata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Gorongosa NP, Chitengo,entrance Rd. 3rd new bridge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gorongosa NP, Chitengo,entrance Rd. 3rd new bridge.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Gorongosa NP, Chitengo,entrance Rd. 3rd new bridge.
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| Synonyms: |
Grewia obovata K. Schum. |
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| Common names: | Stellar raisin (E) | |
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| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
A multi-stemmed, scrambling shrub or small tree. Bark reddish-brown with conspicuous lenticels. Leaves obovate to oblong, 2-7 cm long, 3-veined from the base, with scattered rough stellate hairs on both surfaces; base asymmetric; margin scalloped or toothed. Flowers white or cream, c. 3.5 cm in diameter, in few-flowered, axillary heads; sepals reflexed, green with woolly hairs on the outside, petals much shorter; stamens hardly spreading, forming a central column. Fruit 1.5-2 cm in diameter, usually deeply 4-lobed, sometimes 2-lobed, somewhat fleshy. | |
| Notes: | The fruits are used to brew a weak tea. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sulcata: grooved | |
| Habitat: | In riverine fringes, often on sandy soils. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 700 m | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique , Zimbabwe, and Mpumalanga, S Africa | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | ES | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 5 April 2008 |
Other sources of information about Grewia sulcata:
Flora of Mozambique: Grewia sulcataBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Grewia sulcata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Grewia sulcata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Grewia sulcata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Grewia sulcata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Grewia sulcata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Grewia sulcata
West African Plants database: Grewia sulcata
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