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Grewia occidentalis

Botanic Family

Malvaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Hardiness Zone

Min7C

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Ethiopia
• South Africa
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Shrubs & low trees
• dunes
• forest margins
• thickets
• bushlands
• wooded grassland.

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Nov Summer Jul-Sep (S Africa)

Fruiting Times

Sprawling & climbing evergreen vine, shrub or small tree covered in ferrugineous tomentum, leaf-opposed or terminla inflorescence, 1-3 flowered inflorescence pink to pale violet flowers to 30mm diameter, yellowish-orange then purple slightly hairy 4-lobed 25mm diameter fruit, toothed leaves 50mm x 25mm glabrous or with short bristlrd along nerves

Bark & leaves used medicinally

Further References

• Mobot
• RHS A-Z
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOTA