Grewia bracteata
Roth
MalvaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruits are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
Asia, India, Sri Lanka,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub or straggling tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves are broadly oval and 6-9 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowers are 2 cm across. The petals are white. The fruit is fleshy and 4 lobed. It is a rusty colour turning orange.
Notes
They are also put in the family Tiliaceae. Grewia bracteata Baker is an unplaced species.
Names & Synonyms
Grewia obtusa Wall. ex Dunn.Grewia wightiana J. R. Drumm.
References (1)
- Sasi, R. & Rajendran, A., 2012, Diversity of Wild Fruits in Nilgiri Hills of the Southern Western Ghats - Ethnobotanical Aspects. IJABPT, 3(1) p 82-87 (As Grewia obtusa)
