Grewia bicolor

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Grewia bicolor
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Flowers
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Leaves
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species:
G. bicolor
Binomial name
Grewia bicolor
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Grewia cinereaA.Rich.
    • Grewia cubensisTurcz.
    • Grewia dinteriSchinz
    • Grewia discolorFresen.
    • Grewia distichaDinter & Burret
    • Grewia griseaN.E.Br.
    • Grewia heterophyllaA.Rich.
    • Grewia kwebensisN.E.Br.
    • Grewia madandensisJ.R.Drumm. ex Baker f.
    • Grewia miniataMast. ex Hiern
    • Grewia mossambicensisBurret
    • Grewia pallidaHochst. ex A.Rich.
    • Grewia salvifoliaB.Heyne ex Roth

Grewia bicolor, called bastard brandy bush, false brandy bush, two-coloured grewia, white-leaved grewia, white-leaved raisin, white raisin and donkey berry (a name it shares with Grewia flavescens ), is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, Oman, and the Indian subcontinent. [1] [2] In Africa Grewia bicolor is one of the most important forages during the dry season, when all herbivores, wild and domestic, find it palatable. It is particularly enjoyed by giant eland ( Taurotragus derbianus ) and domestic goats ( Capra aegagrus hircus ). [2] Caterpillars of Anaphe reticulata have been found to feed on the foliage. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grewia bicolor Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Delagarde, R.; Bastianelli, F.; Lebas, F. (15 July 2019). "False brandy bush (Grewia bicolor)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. Scholtz, Clarke H.; Holm, Erik (June 1982). "Trophic ecology of Lepidoptera larvae associated with wooded vegetation in a Savanna Ecosystem, Savanna Ecosystem Project (National Programme for Environmental Sciences, Nylsvley Study Area)" (PDF). South African National Scientific Reports (55): 19. Retrieved 27 May 2023.