Grewia retusifolia
Grewia retusifolia
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Found in the wild in a variety of soils[1]. Plants can start flowering and fruiting when around 100cm tall[2]. Plants can spread at the roots.
Propagation
Seed - we have no specific information for this species but seed of this genus is generally best sown as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!), allowing the mix to cool somewhat and then leaving it in a warm place to soak for 12 - 24 hours. Sow the seeds in situ or in a nursery seedbed or trays - do not allow the compost to become dry. Germination and early growth are usually quite quick. Cuttings - best taken with a heel. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Grewia+retusifolia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Flora of Australia — http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ ↩︎The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
- [2]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
- [3]The Useful Native Plants of Australia. — Maiden J.H. · Turner & Co.; London. · 1889 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]Notes on the Smoking Pipes of North Queensland and the Northern Territory of Australia. — Thomas D.F. · Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. · 1939 · http://www.samorini.it/doc1/alt_aut/sz/thomson2.pdf ↩︎The article contains information on the medicinal and food uses of Grewia polygama.
- [5]The Use of Plant Medicines and Poisons by Australian Aborigines — Webb L.J. · 1969 · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-9310.1969.tb00398.x ↩︎