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Grewia occidentalis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
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Internal ID UUID64401effc6af5281350690
Scientific name Grewia occidentalis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 964 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Grewia chirindae Baker f. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 31 (1911)
Grewia microphylla Weim. Bot. Not. 1936: 46 (1936)
Grewia obtusifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 53 (1835)
Grewia trinervis E.Mey. Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum. : 188 (1843)
Grewia ulmifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 367 (1796)
Grewia seringeana Hamon bis Bull. Soc. Hort. Prat. Dépt. Rhône 1851: 152, fig. [Oct 1851] (as Seringiana)

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Language Common/alternative name
English crossberry
English pink donkeyberry
Afrikaans kruisbessie
German lavendel-sternblüte
Persian پوترو غربی
Hebrew תות הצלב
Chinese 紫花扁担杆

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Name Authority First published in
Grewia occidentalis var. litoralis Wild Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 31: 85 (1957)
Grewia occidentalis var. occidentalis

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  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000710147
USDA Plants GROC3
Tropicos 32200416
INPN 448523
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834417-1
The Plant List kew-2833265
Open Tree Of Life 860893
NCBI Taxonomy 82408
IUCN Red List 147141452
IPNI 834417-1
iNaturalist 334567
GBIF 4261391
Freebase /m/0ds3zmb
EPPO GRWOC
USDA GRIN 18022
Wikipedia Grewia_occidentalis

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Scientific Literature Top

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Patterns of Grewia (Malvaceae) diversity across geographical scales in Africa and Madagascar Karimi N, Hanes MM Ann Bot 18-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC11082522
doi:10.1093/aob/mcae009
PMID:38243607
A Review of Ethnomedicinal Plants as Potential Anthelmintic Agents to Alternatively Control Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Ruminants in South Africa Mhlongo LC, Mseleku C, Tenza T, Fomum SW, McGaw LJ, Hassen A, Nsahlai IV J Parasitol Res 16-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10805549
doi:10.1155/2024/7955692
PMID:38268708
Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa Maroyi A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8925170
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00512-0
PMID:35292046
Effect of Soil Type: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Phytochemicals in Some Browse Species Leaves Found in Savannah Biome of South Africa Mudau HS, Mokoboki HK, Ravhuhali KE, Mkhize Z Molecules 22-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8911906
doi:10.3390/molecules27051462
PMID:35268563
A Review of Ethnoveterinary Knowledge, Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Woody Plants Used for Managing Animal Health in South Africa Selogatwe KM, Asong JA, Struwig M, Ndou RV, Aremu AO Vet Sci 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537377
doi:10.3390/vetsci8100228
PMID:34679058
Nutrients Profile of 52 Browse Species Found in Semi-Arid Areas of South Africa for Livestock Production: Effect of Harvesting Site Mudau HS, Mokoboki HK, Ravhuhali KE, Mkhize Z Plants (Basel) 07-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8538619
doi:10.3390/plants10102127
PMID:34685937
Undergraduate entomology field excursions are a valuable source of biodiversity data: a case for spider (Araneae) bycatches in ecological studies Haddad CR Biodivers Conserv 07-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8495190
doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02301-9
PMID:34642553
Ethnoveterinary Knowledge and Biological Evaluation of Plants Used for Mitigating Cattle Diseases: A Critical Insight Into the Trends and Patterns in South Africa Chakale MV, Mwanza M, Aremu AO Front Vet Sci 19-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8417044
doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.710884
PMID:34490402
A Review of Plant-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Traditional Southern African Medicine Cock I, Mavuso N, Van Vuuren S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 29-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8346297
doi:10.1155/2021/7341124
PMID:34367307
Natural and Historical Heritage of the Lisbon Botanical Gardens: An Integrative Approach with Tree Collections Cunha AR, Soares AL, Brilhante M, Arsénio P, Vasconcelos T, Espírito-Santo D, Duarte MC, Romeiras MM Plants (Basel) 04-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8309379
doi:10.3390/plants10071367
PMID:34371570
Interspecific competition in germination of bird-dispersed seeds in a habitat with sparse tree vegetation in South Africa Vukeya LR, Mokotjomela TM, Malebo NJ, Oke S Bot Stud 10-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8192655
doi:10.1186/s40529-021-00317-6
PMID:34110534
Are plants used in the Eastern Cape province for cosmetics fully commercialized? Sagbo IJ, Mbeng WO Indian J Pharmacol 01-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6644182
doi:10.4103/ijp.IJP_262_18
PMID:31391681
African Herbal Remedies with Antioxidant Activity: A Potential Resource Base for Wound Treatment Gulumian M, Yahaya ES, Steenkamp V Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 22-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6282146
doi:10.1155/2018/4089541
PMID:30595712
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation Constant NL, Tshisikhawe MP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6108143
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
PMID:30139359
Browse silage as potential feed for captive wild ungulates in southern Africa: A review Mbatha KR, Bakare AG Anim Nutr 06-Jan-2018
PMCID:PMC6112349
doi:10.1016/j.aninu.2017.12.003
PMID:30167478

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