Grewia stolzii Ulbr.

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

Morphology General Habit

Shrub or small tree, often scandent, up to 4 m tall; young branches densely ferruginous short-pubescent to ± villous.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves obovate to broadly elliptic, 3.2–13.5 cm long, 1.8–7.5 cm wide, usually widest above the middle, broadly acuminate to obtuse at the apex, cuneate to rounded at the base, margin serrate, ± glabrous except for some hairs on the veins above, densely pubescent to ± glabrous except for a few long hairs on the veins beneath; petiole 3–9 mm long, densely ferruginous pubescent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence a terminal or axillary 1–5-flowered cyme, axes densely hairy, sometimes ± villous; peduncle 6–10 mm long; pedicels 6–13 mm long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers white, very rarely pinkish; sepals 14–18 mm long, green outside, white within; petals lanceolate, 6–10 mm long, ± 2 mm wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androgynophore

Androgynophore glabrous for 1–2 mm at the base, densely hairy at the apex but not produced.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 8–10 mm long; filaments greenish white; anthers yellow.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil

Ovary ± 2 mm long, densely hairy; style 8–10 mm long; stigma green.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit (1–)4-lobed, 13–17 mm wide, the lobes 7–9 mm long, 7–9 mm wide, green when young, sparsely long hairy.

Figures

Fig. 3/11 (leaf, p. 9).

Habitat

Riverine forest, woodland and thicket; 1200–2150 m

Distribution

K3/K5 T1 T4 T6 T7 U1 U2

Tiliaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 2:1. 1963

Morphology General Habit

Shrub or small tree or semi-scandent with purplish branches; young branchlets coarsely ferruginously pubescent.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-lamina up to 12 × 5·5 cm., elliptic-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute to acuminate at the apex, margin finely serrate with glands on the serratures, broadly cuneate or truncate and sometimes oblique at the base, glabrous above, sparsely stellate-pubescent below; nerves fairly prominent on both sides; petiole up to 7·5 mm. long, hispid-pubescent; stipules 0·5 mm. long, linear, pubescent outside, caducous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences terminal or leaf-opposed, 2–5-flowered; peduncles up to 15 mm. long, pubescent; pedicels similar, c. 1 cm. long; bracts up to 4 mm. long, linear or lanceolate-triangular, pubescent on the back, entire.

Morphology General Buds

Flower-buds oblong.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals 1·2–2 cm. long, linear-oblong, greenish or ferruginously pubescent outside with a dense short stellate tomentum interspersed with longer fasciculate hairs, glabrous and white inside.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals white, 5–9 mm. long, narrowly triangular; lamina not wider than the nectariferous claw and not more than twice its length; claw circumvillous within and ledged above.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androgynophore

Androgynophore up to 1·5 mm. long, glabrous, not produced above.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil

Ovary 4-lobed, villous; stigma-lobes broad.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit reddish when ripe, up to 2.3 cm. in diam., 4-lobed, sparsely hispid or glabrous.