Malvaceae FAMILY

Grewia avellana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Grewia avellana is a sparsely-branched, deciduous shrub with a rounded crown; it can grow up to 2 metres tall. The rootstock often forms rhizomes[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatAn understorey plant in woodland in dry areas, often found with Baikiaea plurijuga on Kalahari sand; at elevations around 1,150 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].