Grewia flavescens

Grewia flavescens, called rough-leaved raisin, sandpaper raisin, and donkey berry (a name it shares with Grewia bicolor), is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to sub‑Saharan Africa, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and India.[2] It is considered to be an underutilized crop, both for its fruit and its use for livestock forage.[3] Caterpillars of Anaphe reticulata have been found to feed on the foliage.[4]

Grewia flavescens
Flowering in autumn, South Africa
A he-goat browsing on G. flavescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species:
G. flavescens
Binomial name
Grewia flavescens
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Grewia aspera Schinz
    • Grewia bipartita Wall.
    • Grewia commutata DC.
    • Grewia fabreguesii E.Boudour.
    • Grewia homblei De Wild.
    • Grewia kapiriensis De Wild.
    • Grewia orientalis Gaertn.
    • Grewia platyclada K.Schum.
    • Vincentia flavescens (Juss.) Burret
    • Vincentia platyclada (K.Schum.) Burret
    • Vinticena flavescens (Juss.) Burret
    • Vinticena platyclada (K.Schum.) Burret
  • Larger stems are characteristically angular
    Larger stems are characteristically angular
  • Ripe fruit, winter
    Ripe fruit, winter
  • Dry fruit, winter
    Dry fruit, winter

References
  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Grewia flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146452936A146452938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146452936A146452938.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Grewia flavescens Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. Veeresh Kumar; Uthappa, A. R.; Srivastava, Madhulika; Vijay, D.; Kumaranag, K. M.; Manjunatha, N.; Rana, Maneet; Newaj, Ram; Handa, A. K.; Chaturvedi, O. P. (2017). "Floral biology of Grewia flavescens Juss.: An underutilized crop". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 64 (7): 1789–1795. doi:10.1007/s10722-017-0536-y. S2CID 39388252.
  4. Scholtz, Clarke H.; Holm, Erik (June 1982). "Trophic ecology of Lepidoptera larvae associated with wooded vegetation in a Savanna Ecosystem, Savanna Ecosystem Project (National Programme for Environmental Sciences, Nylsvley Study Area)" (PDF). South African National Scientific Reports (55): 19. Retrieved 27 May 2023.


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