Grewia villosa

Grewia villosa

Grewia villosa

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 villosa

Name

Grewia villosa Willd., 1803

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L.v., 1803. Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften. Berlin 4:205.

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 villosa 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 villosa. Published online. Accessed: September 24 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Grewia villosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 September 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Grewia villosa. 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 villosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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

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