Grewia latifolia
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64401efb8112a593931883 |
| Scientific name | Grewia latifolia |
| Authority | F.Muell. ex Benth. |
| First published in | Fl. Austral. 1: 271 (1863) |
Description Top
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Grewia latifolia is a small shrub found in Northern and Eastern Australia. It is also known as dogs balls, emu berry, and dysentery plant due to its fruits resembling dog testicles. The shrub can grow up to 2m tall and has ovate leaves with serrated edges. Its leaves are green on the upper surface and pale green to yellow on the lower surface. This deciduous species sheds its leaves during dry conditions and produces cream colored flowers throughout the year. Its fruits are woody capsules with coarse hairs covering four compartments.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Grewia latifolia f. parvifolia | Domin | Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1927 , in obs. |
| Grewia richardiana | Hook. | J. Exped. Trop. Australia : 383 (1848) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Persian | پوترو لاتیفولیا |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
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Australia
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000710044 |
| Tropicos | 50325169 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834331-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2833171 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5785023 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1619465 |
| IPNI | 834331-1 |
| iNaturalist | 370599 |
| GBIF | 4259335 |
| Freebase | /m/0jwxgd8 |
| Wikipedia | Grewia_latifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||||
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| Anti-Viral Activity of Indian Plants | Dhawan BN | Proc Natl Acad Sci India Sect B Biol Sci | 18-Jan-2012 |
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |