Grewia damine Gaertn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Grewia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-4 m high. The stems and branches have a wrinkled surface. The bark is ash-grey. The young shoots have pale hairs. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 2-5 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They have 3 ribs. The leaves have unequal sides. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 in the axils of leaves. The flower are yellow and 1.5 cm across. The fruit is fleshy and round. It can have 2 lobes. The fruit are 6-8 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 7.5
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry deciduous woodland, thickets, Commiphora-Acacia bushland, wooded grassland, and along rivers and streams. It is usually found on poor soils, preferring calcareous soils, at elevations from 800-2,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows in the dry arid plains between 500-1,500 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses animal food charcoal environmental use fiber fodder food food additive fuel gene source material medicinal seasoning social use tea wood
Edible barks flowers fruits leaves seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 28
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Images

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Distribution

Grewia damine world distribution map, present in India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834185-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709875
COL ID 3HD88
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Grewia bicolor Grewia grisea Grewia heterophylla Grewia miniata Grewia mossambicensis Grewia cinerea Grewia damine Grewia dinteri Grewia discolor Grewia disticha Grewia kwebensis Grewia madandensis Grewia pallida Grewia cubensis Grewia salvifolia