Grewia damine

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-4 m high. The stems and branches have a wrinkled surface. The bark is ash-grey. The young shoots have pale hairs. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 2-5 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They have 3 ribs. The leaves have unequal sides. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 in the axils of leaves. The flower are yellow and 1.5 cm across. The fruit is fleshy and round. It can have 2 lobes. The fruit are 6-8 mm across.

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. Grewia salvifolia B. Heyne ex Roth is a synonym of Grewia damine Gaertn.; There are other authorities for Grewia salvifolia with others synonyms.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows in the dry arid plains between 500-1,500 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Botswana, East Africa, Ethiopia, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia, Sri Lanka

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Adivipagari, Bather, Beriaa, Bihul, Cavattalunnu, Chadachchi, Damina, Daminiya, Dhatoke, Gargas, Garges, Mogwana, Narabudama, Nikki bekhar, Sitanga, Udippe

Synonyms

Grewia salvifolia Heyne;