Grewia tenax

Grewia tenax

Grewia tenax

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

Name

Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• Fiori, 1812. Agricoltura Coloniale. Florence. 5, suppl. 23.

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 tenax 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 tenax. Published online. Accessed: September 24 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Grewia tenax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 September 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Grewia tenax. 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 tenax in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schmalblättriger Sternbusch
தமிழ்: அச்சு

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