Grewia biloba G.Don

Bilobed grewia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Grewia

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees 0.5-1(-4) m tall, many branched. Branchlets pubescent or nearly glabrous. Stipule subulate, 3-4 mm; petiole 4-8 mm, densely puberulent; leaf blade ovate-orbicular or obovate-elliptic, sometimes shallowly 3-lobed, 4-9 × 2.5-4 cm, thinly leathery, abaxially sparsely stellate hairy to stellate tomentose, adaxially more sparsely stellate hairy, lateral basal veins more than 1/2 as long as leaf blade, lateral veins 3-5 pairs, base cuneate or obtuse, margin serrulate, apex acute. Cymes axillary, many flowered; peduncle less than 1 cm. Pedicel 3-6 mm. Bracts subulate, 3-5 mm. Sepals narrowly oblong, 4-7 mm, abaxially hairy, adaxially white and glabrous. Petals 1-1.5 mm. Androgynophore ca. 0.5 mm, hairy. Stamens ca. 2 mm. Ovary hairy; style as long as sepals. Drupe red, 2-4-lobed; drupelets 1 per lobe. Fl. May-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky places by roadsides.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Grewia biloba unspecified picture

Distribution

Grewia biloba world distribution map, present in China, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Conservation status

Grewia biloba threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834091-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709779
COL ID 6KSL3
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Grewia biloba Grewia glabrescens Rubus umbellifer Grewia parviflora var. glabrescens Grewia biloba var. glabrescens Grewia tenuifolia Grewia biloba var. biloba

Lower taxons

Grewia biloba var. microphylla Grewia biloba var. parviflora