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Grewia villosa Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 205 1803. (Syn: Balmeda corylifolia Nocca; Grewia chaunothamnus K.Schum.; Grewia corylifolia A.Rich.; Grewia echinulata Delile; Grewia heynei Steud.; Grewia micropetala Bertol.; Grewia orbiculata G.Don; Grewia villifera Sweet; Grewia villosa B.Heyne ex Roth; Grewia villosa var. glabrior K.Schum.; Tridermia papillosa Raf.);
India: Occasional in scrub and dry deciduous forests. Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala; Pakistan, w. Asia and Tropical Africa as per BSI Flora of India;
Please help to id this edible Grewia sp. shrub. Commonly seen in the dry forests of Sathyamangalam.
Could this be Grewia villosa?
Date/Time- 20-11-2010/ 04:10 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPca.300asl; Sathyamangalam RF, TN Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- dry forest [wild] Plant Habit-shrub Height/Length- 2 m long Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 10 x 8 cm; Inflorescence Type/ Size-single Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- yellow; c. 1 cm across Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- 1-2 cm across – Yes Grewia villosa because of its villose (hairy) morphology
efloraindia: 031211 BRS 237: Attachments (4) Pl. find the attached file contain photos for sp. confirmation. (Grewia confirm the sp, id. )
Location: NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore
Date: 01.12.2011
Habitat: Garden
Habit: Tree
Very interesting flower specimen of this Grewia species. Looks very like Grewia villosa. http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Grewia_villosa_page.htm Yes to me too it looks like G. villosa Willd.
Fwd: Image for identification and validation: Attachments (3) sending images of Grewia villosa, please validate it
Yes i also agree for G. villosa
Grewia villosa Willd., shrub from the hill slope of deciduous forest from Dindugul dt of Tamilnadu
Yes …, This is Grewia villosa
sending image of Grewia villosa for validaiton
please validate
Yes, This is the Grewia I am always sure and confident while confirming its identity as ‘Grewia villosa‘.
Please identify this Grewia sp.,
Height was approx. 3fts growing in a sandy soil near roadside.
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