Malvaceae FAMILY
Grewia retusifolia
Grewia retusifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grewia retusifolia is an erect or spreading shrub or a small tree, usually growing from 30 - 150cm tall in Western Australia but larger in the east of its range, The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Indonesia (Java) to New Guinea and northern Australia
HabitatUsually grows in open eucalypt forest but sometimes found on the margins of vine thickets and monsoon forest; at elevations up to 550 metres[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ].