Biology:Grewia mollis
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Grewia
| Grewia mollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Grewia |
| Species: | G. mollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Grewia mollis Juss.
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Grewia mollis is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa, Yemen and Oman.[2] It is the source of grewia gum, an edible polysaccharide mucilage, similar in its properties to tragacanth gum.[3]
It can be affected by a smut fungi, called Pericladium grewiae Pass., which was found on a plant in Eritrea.[4]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (2020). "Grewia mollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T156107559A156107561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156107559A156107561.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156107559/156107561. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grewia mollis Juss.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332097-2.
- ↑ Nep, Elijah I.; Odumosu, Patricia O.; Ngwuluka, Ndidi C.; Olorunfemi, Patrick O.; Ochekpe, Nelson A. (2013). "Pharmaceutical Properties and Applications of a Natural Polymer from Grewia mollis". Journal of Polymers 2013: 1–8. doi:10.1155/2013/938726.
- ↑ "Record Details: Pericladium grewiae Pass.". https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=247516.
Wikidata ☰ Q15369371 entry
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