Grewia helicterifolia Wall. ex G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Grewia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows to about 2 m high. The young parts are hairy. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are 5-12.5 cm long by 1-2.3 cm wide. They are narrowly sword shaped. They have small teeth along the edge. They are hairy underneath. The base is unequal sided and has 3 veins. The flowers are white. The fruit is fleshy with a hard covering around the seed. The fruit are shiny reddish-brown when ripe.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

Dry places in forested areas; at elevations up to 1,500 metres in Nepal.
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A subtropical plant. In Nepal it grows to about 1500 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses fiber medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Suppurative (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Grewia helicterifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Grewia helicterifolia world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834261-1
WFO ID wfo-0000709968
COL ID 6KSLV
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Synonyms

Grewia helicterifolia Grewia hirsuta var. helicterifolia Grewia hirsuta