Malvaceae FAMILY
Grewia hornbyi
Grewia hornbyi
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grewia hornbyi is a deciduous shrub growing around 3 - 4 metres tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
HabitatDeciduous woodland and coastal bushland; at elevations up to 300 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. ].