Grewia flavescens
Sandpaper Raisin
Also known as: Grewia bipartita Wall. +14 more
- Grewia bipartita Wall.
- Grewia commutata DC.
- Grewia fabreguesii E.Boudour.
- Grewia flavescens var. brevipedunculata Burret
- Grewia homblei De Wild.
- Grewia homblei DeWild.
- Grewia kapiriensis De Wild.
- Grewia kapiriensis DeWild.
- Grewia orientalis Gaertn.
- Grewia pilosa Lam. ex Poir.
- Grewia platyclada K.Schum.
- Vincentia flavescens (Juss.) Burret
- Vincentia platyclada (K.Schum.) Burret
- Vinticena flavescens (Juss.) Burret
- Vinticena platyclada (K.Schum.) Burret
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Grewia flavescens (commonly known as Sandpaper Raisin) is a scrambling shrub or tree within the Malvaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms