Grewia occidentalis

Grewia occidentalis

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 occidentalis
Varieties: G. o. var. litoralis – G. o. var. occidentalis

Name

Grewia occidentalis L., 1753

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africat Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 964. Reference page. 

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 occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Grewia occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: September 24 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Grewia occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 September 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Grewia occidentalis. 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 24. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Grewia occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Booghout, Karsie, Kruisbessie
Deutsch: Lavendel-Sternblüte
English: Cross-berry, Crossberry
SiSwati: umSiphane
Sesotho: Motshwarabadikana, Mogwane (N)
Setswana: Mokukutu
Xitsonga: Nsihana
Tshivenda: Mulembu
isiXhosa: umNqabaza
isiZulu: iLalanyathi, iKlolo

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