Grewia tenax

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Grewia tenax
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Fruit and flower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species:
G. tenax
Binomial name
Grewia tenax
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Chadara tenaxForssk.
    • Grewia betulifoliaJuss.
    • Grewia chadaraLam.
    • Grewia makranicaRech.f. & Esfand.
    • Grewia populifoliaVahl
    • Grewia ribesiifoliaHochst. ex Mast.

Grewia tenax, called the phalsa cherry, white crossberry, raisin bush, gangara, gangu, or kanger, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [3] [4] It is native to Africa, from the Sahara to Tanzania and parts of southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and on to the Indian Subcontinent. [2] The ripe fruit is edible and is consumed by local peoples either fresh, dried, or powered in drinks. [5]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Grewia tenax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T138420652A149047212. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T138420652A149047212.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Grewia tenax phalsa cherry". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Nidhi; Patni, Vidya (2012). "Grewia tenax (Frosk.) Fiori.- A traditional medicinal plant with enormous economic prospectives" (PDF). Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 5 (Suppl 3): 28–32. ISSN   0974-2441 . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Gebauer, J.; Patzelt, A.; Hammer, K.; Buerkert, A. (2007). "First record of Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori in northern Oman, a valuable fruit producing shrub". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 54 (6): 1153–1158. Bibcode:2007GRCEv..54.1153G. doi:10.1007/s10722-007-9241-6. S2CID   32022009.


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