Malvaceae
Grewia

Grewia abutilifolia Vent. ex Juss.

First published in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 4: 92 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325.
  • Jayasinghe, H.D. (2025). Discovery Additions to the flora of Ceylon: 1-655. Dilmah.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1993). Flora of Thailand 6(1): 1-80. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jayasinghe, H.D. (2025). Discovery Additions to the flora of Ceylon: 1-655. Dilmah.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 27, 1912 Pierre, L. [3821] Thailand K000686822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 27, 1912 Pierre, L. [814] Cambodia K000686821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forest Botanist Collector [988] Burma K001768739 No
Lace, J.H. [3180] Burma K001768740 No
[Wallich] [1092] Burma K001768741 No
Lace, J.H. [4972] Burma K001768742 No
Kerr, A. [6043] Burma K001768743 No
Larsen, K. [9021] Burma K001768744 No
Phengkhlai, C. [37995] Burma K001768745 No
Phengklai, C.; Tamura, M.; Niyomdham, C.; Sangkachand, B. [4179] Burma K001768746 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [12287] Burma K001768747 No
Put, N. [4150] Burma K001768748 No
Beusekom, C. F. van; Phengkhlai, C. [518] Thailand K001768749 No
Put, N. [2058] Thailand K001768750 No
Winit [1517] Thailand K001768752 No
Put, N. [3053] Thailand K001768751 No
Put, N. [1794] Thailand K001768753 No
Kostermans, A. [511] Thailand K001768754 No
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [6967] Thailand K001768755 No
Geesink, R.; Hiepko, P.; Phengklai, C. [8095] Thailand K001768756 No
Put, N. [2505] Thailand K001768757 No
Put, N. [2831] Thailand K001768758 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [19479] Thailand K001768759 No
Poilane, E. [23 166] Thailand K001768760 No
Heyne, B. [Cat. no. 1092] India K001112029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harmand, F.J. [814C] Indo-China K000686823 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W. & S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9935] Thailand K001600955 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1092] K001112028 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1092] K001112031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Squires, R.W. [799] Vietnam K000686820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Esquirol, J.H. [135] Indo-China K000686819 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1092] K001112030 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1092] K001112027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 16, 2018 Carr, C.E. [12387] Papua New Guinea Grewia aspera K001269546 No
Turner, R.L. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Grewia aspera K001269511 No
Brass, L.J. [774] Papua New Guinea Grewia aspera K001269512 No
White, C.T. [250] Papua New Guinea Grewia aspera K001269510 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0