Golden raisin, Golden-fruit raisin
Grewia micrantha

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 2-5 m tall. The branches droop. The leaves are oblong. They are 8 cm long. The base is rounded or heart-shaped. The leaves have 3 veins from the base. The flowers are yellow. They are produced in the axils of leaves. The fruit are yellow and 7 mm across. They have two lobes. The fruit are edible.

There are about 200 Grewia species. They are mostly tropical. The fruit of most may be edible. These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows at low to medium altitude in open woodland in South Africa. It grows between 50-750 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Chimunha, Mkoma, Mtesa, Munhama, Natedje, Powe, Tensa, Tenza, Umsiphane lomkhulu

Synonyms

Grewia woodiana Schum.; Grewia aurantiaca Weimarck