{"id":1265709,"date":"2011-03-03T09:18:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T09:18:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:22:22","slug":"grewia-tenax","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/grewia-tenax\/","title":{"rendered":"Grewia tenax"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grewia<\/i> tenax<\/i> (Forssk.) Fiori<\/span><\/a>, Agric. Colon. 5(Suppl.): 23 1911 publ. 1912<\/i>. (syn. Chadara<\/i> tenax<\/i> Forssk.<\/span><\/a>; Grewia<\/i> betulifolia<\/i> Juss.<\/span><\/a>; Grewia<\/i> chadara<\/i> Lam.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Grewia<\/i> populifolia<\/i> Vahl<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Grewia<\/i> ribesiifolia<\/i> Hochst. ex Mast.<\/span><\/a>; Grewia<\/i> tenax<\/i> var. capillipes<\/i> Lanza<\/span><\/a>; Grewia<\/i> tenax<\/i> var. glechomifolia<\/i> Chiov.<\/span><\/a>; Grewia<\/i> tenax<\/i> var. ribesifolia<\/i> Fiori<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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India: Occasional in scrub jungles.<\/span> Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh Delhi, Assam, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu; Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Afghanistan, W. Asia and Tropical Africa<\/span>\u00a0as per BSI Flora of India;<\/div>\n
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Gagan, White Crossberry, Phalsa Cherry, Raisin bush \u2022 <\/b>Hindi: \u0917\u094b\u0902\u0921\u0928\u0940 Gondni \u2022 <\/b>Telugu: Kaladi \u2022 <\/b>Kannada: Kanger;<\/b><\/div>\n
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Sub erect to erect shrub. Flowers white (rarely yellowish white), solitary (rarely paired) on 1-2 cm long peduncles, 2-2.5 cm across; petals bilobed at the apex; fruit 5-7 mm, 2-4 lobed, orange-yellow with reddish tinge.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Malvaceae Fortnight- Post 27:: Grewia tenax from Punjab: NS August 12\/12<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments <\/span>(6)
\n<\/span>This <\/span>shrub is occasionally found along roadsides, not much common..
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Superb photographs!! <\/span>Good collection of <\/span>Grewia<\/i>, including some interesting ones, Thank you very much for spreading and sharing these pictorial beauties.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Malvaceae Week: Grewia tenax from Delhi<\/a>:
\nGrewia tenax<\/i> (Forsk.) Fiori in Agric. Colon 5. Suppl. 23. 1912.
\nsyn: Chadara betulaefolia<\/i> Juss.
\nLocal names: <\/span>Kango, gwangi
\n<\/b>Suberect to erect shrub. Flowers white (rarely yellowish white), solitary (rarely paired) on 1-2 cm long peduncles, 2-2.5 cm across; petals bilobed at the apex; fruit 5-7 mm, 2-4 lobed, orange-yellow with reddish tinge.
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Tree for ID : 23102013 : RV 1<\/a>\u00a0 : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 5 authors.
\nPlease ID this <\/span>very small tree, almost like a shrub, found on the slope of a hill<\/span> near Hampi, Karnataka…….<\/span> picture taken <\/span>on 14th Oct,13.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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… would it be <\/span>Grewia tenax<\/i> ?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yes, … has IDd this correctly, yet giving size of at least one part seen in picture helps sure ID.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Agree with Grewia tenax<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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ID request – 010115PC1<\/a>\u00a0 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
\n<\/span>Kindly identify this <\/span>shrub<\/span> growing in JNU campus<\/span>, <\/span>Delhi<\/span>. Flowers in July. <\/span>Does not appear to be Grewia tenax<\/i>\u00a0as has larger leaves<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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same observation was also made for the Grewia tenex<\/i> of Kachchh district of Gujarat.<\/p>\n

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I think this is Grewia tenax<\/i> only<\/p>\n

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The leaves of\u00a0Grewia tenax<\/i> can be as large as 3 inches (long & wide) if the plant is watered frequently. Perhaps this plant is receiving a generous amount of moisture\/water from a nearby source.
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Thank you … But the plant is actually growing near the boundary wall in a rocky region of JNU campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That is interesting. There might be several variables at work behind this unusual leaf size. Usually, the larger leaves of this plant are also relatively thinner when induced by an increase in soil moisture.<\/p>\n

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Malvaceae Fortnight :: Grewia tenax ::Dhule :: PKAJUL64::<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These are the photos taken at “Laling fort, Dhule”.<\/span> Its a\u00a0shrub<\/span>.
\nLocal name: Gangi<\/b>.
\nBot. name: Grewia populifolia<\/i> (Grewia tenax<\/i><\/b>).
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Woody Shrub for ID, Rajasthan NAW-JUN16-03<\/a> : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kindly identify this woody shrub with orange fruit found fairly commonly in scrub forests.<\/span> the photographs here are from 2 locations, Ranthambore forest<\/span> and<\/span> scrub forest<\/span> on the border of Ajmer and Rajsamand districts south of Beawar<\/span>. Photographed in May 2015.
\nThe orange fruits are about 5-8 mm each, in some cases 2 to 4 fruits are joint together. <\/span>A local name in Rajasthan is Ganguni<\/b>, tho there are supposed to be many types of ganguni so it is not a name for a unique species.<\/div>\n
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Beautiful complete set, …<\/p>\n

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Thank you\u00a0… tho Im missing the flowers here.<\/p>\n

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Name: Grewia tenex <\/i>Family: <\/span>Tiliaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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Yes Grewia tenax<\/i> as suggested by …<\/p>\n

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Is this Malvaceae? 010210MK3 – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/a>\u00a0: 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4<\/span>)
\n<\/span>I found no flowers in this <\/span>common shrub found on the exposed regions <\/span>of Satyamangalam<\/span> RF<\/span>, yet could these fruits lead to identification?
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Its golden time to collect these fruits and prepare Shurbut\/Sherbet. It is very good for general health.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many thanks … for the id and information. Also the fruits of <\/span>Grewia hirsuta<\/i> tastes like honey.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Grewia tenax – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/a>\u00a0: 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Botanical names<\/span><\/td>\nGrewia tenax<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Name<\/span><\/td>\n\u0917\u093e\u0917\u0928<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family<\/span><\/td>\nTiliaceae\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habit<\/span><\/td>\nshrub<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Status-\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nlc<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Photo taken on-\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n7.12.2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
At-\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nVirat Nagar, Jaipur<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Yes, this shrub is\u00a0Grewia tenax<\/i> (Forsk.) Fiori
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Nice image of the strange flower of Grewia tenax<\/i>.
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Grewia tenax :: JJ – Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, March 2018 :: ARKAPR-05<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Grewia tenax : I’d confirm<\/a> : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2<\/span>)- 2 mb or more.
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Grewia tenax :: Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park :: 24 OCT 18<\/a> : 5 posts by 4 authors. 3 images.
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Berberis sp bush with 4 lobed fruit – east Rajasthan<\/a> : 7 posts by 5 authors. 2 images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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bush <\/span>with 4 lobed fruit edible<\/span><\/span>
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Grewia<\/em> Species. Close to <\/span>Grewia erythraea<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I agree for Grewia tenax<\/em><\/span><\/a> as per images and details herein.
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\nI’m … Student in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Punjab\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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