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Grewia occidentalis
occidentalis
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Photo: David Hartung
Garden, Maxwell Rd, Harare
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle
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| Synonyms: |
Grewia chirindae Baker f. Grewia microphylla Weim. |
| Common names: | Bow-wood (English) Button-wood (English) Cross-berry (English) Mumaka (Shona) Musosobiana (Shona) Umsosobiyane (Ndebele) |
| Description: | Shrub or small tree, often scrambling. Leaves elliptic to slightly ovate, up to 14 cm long, 3-veined from the symmetric base, somewhat shiny green above, somewhat paler below, sparsely hairy mainly on the veins; margin scalloped or toothed. Flowers leaf-opposed, solitary or in few-flowered clusters, purple, mauve or pink, rarely white, c. 3 cm in diameter. Fruit mostly 4-lobed, c. 15 mm in diameter, reddish-brown when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | occidentalis: occidental, western |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal. |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Rufoclanis numosae (L) Anaphe reticulata (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Tuesday 13 December 2005 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 102 - 103. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 579. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 258. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 81. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 47. as Grewia chirindae (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 180. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 58 - 59. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Grewia occidentalis var. occidentalis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Grewia occidentalisAfrican Plant Database: Grewia occidentalis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Grewia occidentalis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Grewia occidentalis
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JSTOR Plant Science: Grewia occidentalis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Grewia occidentalis
Plants of the World Online: Grewia occidentalis
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Wikipedia: Grewia occidentalis
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