Malvaceae
Grewia

Grewia lilacina K.Schum.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 321 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to Central & E. Kenya. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Tiliaceae, C. Whitehouse, M. Cheek, S. Andrews & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Shrub to 2.5 m tall, often flowering when leafless.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves oblong-elliptic to obovate, 2–4.2(–6.5) cm long, 1–2.1(–3.4) cm wide, rounded to ± truncate at the apex, rounded at the base, margin coarsely serrate and often appearing slightly thickened, coriaceous, sparsely pubescent to greyish tomentellous above, greyish tomentellous beneath; petiole 1–3 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a solitary subsessile flower, the pedicel extending up to 4 mm in fruit, with 3 small persistent bracts at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers pink to lilac; sepals 10–14 mm long; petals ovate to lanceolate, 5–8 mm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, acute at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androgynophore
Androgynophore glabrous for 1–2 mm at the base, pubescent and produced for ± 1 mm above the node.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 7–9 mm long; filaments pink; anthers yellow.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary ± 1.5 mm long, densely hairy; style 7–9 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit (1–)4-lobed, 14–20 mm wide, the lobes 8–11 mm long, 7–10 mm wide, orange, sparsely hairy.
Figures
Fig. 3/7 (leaf, p. 9).
Habitat
Dry scattered Commiphora and Acacia-Commiphora bushland; 100–1100 m
Distribution
K1 K4 K7
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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