Grewia arborea (Forssk.) Lam.

First published in Encycl. 3: 45 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Mozambique, SW. Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Whitehouse, C., Cheek, M., Andrews, S. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Tiliaceae & Muntingiaceae: 1-120.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • 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.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hepper & Friis, Pl. Pehr Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 236 (1994).
  • J.R.I. Wood in Kew Bulletin 39: 137 (1984).
  • Lam., Encycl. Méth. Bot. 3: 45 (1789).
  • Sebsebe in Fl. Eth. 2(2): 146 (1995).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 9, 1998 Fischer [s.n.] Tanzania K000241830 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Fischer [54] Tanzania K000241831 Type Yes
Deflers, A. [601] Saudi Arabia K000686769 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meebold, A.E. [7905] Burma Grewia verrucosa K001768623 No
Put, N. [2600] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768647 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [3855] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768657 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [19940] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768656 No
Put [4285] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768655 No
Bois, D. [228] Vietnam Grewia verrucosa K001768649 No
Kerr, A. [5990] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768654 No
Put [2048] Vietnam Grewia verrucosa K001768648 No
Balansa, B. [3728] Vietnam Grewia verrucosa K001768650 No
Pierre [3826] Vietnam Grewia verrucosa K001768651 No
Floto, F. [7760] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768652 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [7925] Thailand Grewia verrucosa K001768653 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6307] Grewia excelsa K001123545 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6307] Grewia excelsa K001123546 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1091] Grewia salvifolia K001112025 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1091] Grewia salvifolia K001112023 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1091] Grewia salvifolia K001112022 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1091] India Grewia salvifolia K001112026 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1091] Grewia salvifolia K001112024 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • 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/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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