Grewia tenax
Grewia tenax

Taxonavigation

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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 tenax
Subspecies: G. t. subsp. makranica – G. t. subsp. saharae – G. t. subsp. tenax

Name

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Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Chadara tenax Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 105 (1775)
    • Grewia chadara Lam. in Encycl. 3: 44 (1789), nom. illeg.
    • Grewia populifolia Vahl in Symb. Bot. 1: 33 (1790), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan
    • Regional: Southwestern Asia
      • Iran, Sinai
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Bangladesh, Assam, India, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regionale: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Morocco,
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Caprivi Strip, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Western Saharan
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Chad, Mali, Niger, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
    • Regional: Mascareñas
      • Mauritius

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • 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
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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Schmalblättriger Sternbusch
தமிழ்: அச்சு
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