Grewia arborea

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 9 m tall. The leaves are oval to oblong and 2-14 cm long by 1-7 cm wide. The flowers occur as 1-3 flowers in the axils of leaves. The flowers are yellow. The fruit have 2 lobes 7-15 mm long by 7-15 mm wide. They are orange to red when ripe.

These were in the families Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Nguni, Qurquraa, Wideir

Synonyms

Chadara arborea Forssk.; Grewia brachyclada K. Schum. ex Burret; Grewia dubia Deflers; Grewia fallax K. Schum.; Grewia rhytidophylla K. Schum.; Grewia salvifolia Roxb.; Grewia verrucosa Juss.;