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Synonyms: |
Grewia leucodiscus K. Schum. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
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 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. Flowers in leaf-opposed clusters, yellow, c 1.5 cm in diameter. Fruit shallowly 4-lobed, c 1.5 cm in diameter, silky hairy. |
Notes: | This species is very similar to Grewia villosa. It differs in having many long, almost unbranched branches arising directly from the woody rootstock; more flowers per inflorescences, which are smaller than in G. villosa and linear-filiform stipules (ovate to obovate in G. villosa). It generally occurs in areas with somewhat higher rainfall than G. villosa. |
Derivation of specific name: | herbacea: herbaceous, not woody |
Habitat: | In deciduous woodland, often with Brachystegia boehmii. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 21 February 2016 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 569. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 19. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 81. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 63. (Includes a picture). |
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