Grewia flavescens

Grewia flavescens

Grewia flavescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Grewioideae
Tribus: Grewieae
Genus: Grewia
Species: Grewia flavescens
Varieties: G. f. var. flavescens – G. f. var. olukondae

Name

Grewia flavescens Juss., 1804

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vincentia flavescens (Juss.) Burret in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 729 (1926)
  • Vinticena flavescens (Juss.) Burret in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 715 (1935)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-temperate Regional:Indian subcontinent India Regional:Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.L. de, 1804., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 4: 91

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Grewia flavescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Grewia flavescens. Published online. Accessed: September 23 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Grewia flavescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 September 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Grewia flavescens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 23. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Grewia flavescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Skurwerosyntjie, Skurweblaarrosyntjie
English: Sandpaper raisin, Rough-leaved raisinbush, Square-stemmed raisin
Sesotho sa Leboa: Mogwane
SiSwati: Loklolo
Setswana: Mokgomphatha, Motsotsojane, Motuu
Xitsonga: Nsihana, Nciwan
Tshivenda: Mupharasheni
isiZulu: iLalanyathi

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