Biology:Grewia flavescens
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Grewia
| Grewia flavescens | |
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| Flowering in autumn, South Africa | |
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| A he-goat browsing on G. flavescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Grewia |
| Species: | G. flavescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Grewia flavescens Juss.
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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]
Gallery
Larger stems are characteristically angular
Ripe fruit, winter
Dry fruit, winter
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146452936/146452938. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grewia flavescens Juss.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834301-1.
- ↑ Veeresh Kumar; Uthappa, A. R.; Srivastava, Madhulika; Vijay, D.; Kumaranag, K. M.; Manjunatha, N.; Rana, Maneet; Newaj, Ram et al. (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.
- ↑ 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)". South African National Scientific Reports (55): 19. http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/handle/10204/2199/Trophic%20ecology%20of%20Lepidoptera%20larvae%20associated%20with%20woody%20vegetation%20in%20a%20Savanna%20Ecosystem.pdf. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
Wikidata ☰ Q15103079 entry
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