Grewia villosa
Grewia villosa

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 villosa

Name

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Grewia villosa Willd., 1803

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Balmeda corylifolia Nocca in Syn. Pl. Hort. Ticin., App.: 21 (1804)
    • Grewia chaunothamnus K.Schum. in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 103 (1901)
    • Grewia corylifolia (Nocca) A.Rich. in J.B.A.Guillemin & G.S.Perrottet, Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 95 (1831)
    • Grewia echinulata Delile in F.Cailliaud, Voy. Méroé 4(prepr.): 82 (1826)
    • Grewia heynei Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 706 (1840)
    • Grewia micropetala Bertol. in Horti Bonon. Pl. Nov. 2: 12 (1839)
    • Grewia orbiculata G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 551 (1831), nom. illeg.
    • Grewia villifera Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 71 (1830)
    • Grewia villosa Roth in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 248 (1821), nom. illeg.
    • Grewia villosa var. glabrior K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 307 (1903)
    • Tridermia papillosa Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 145 (1838)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Central African Repu, Chad, Mali, Niger, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
  • Continental: Asia-temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Bangladesh, India, Pakistan
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Gulf States
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
    • Regional: Southwestern Asia
      • Palestine

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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Afrikaans: Malvarosyntjie
العربية: Mutraq, Gregdan
English: Mallow raisin, Mallow-leaved cross berry, Round-leaf grewia
hts: Slukwaaye-ko
Soomaaliga: Kubbish
isiZulu: iKholo
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