Malvaceae FAMILY
Grewia tomentosa
Grewia tomentosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grewia tomentosa is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3 metres tall[ 942 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16 Publication Author Publisher The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. Year 1986 ISBN 0495-3843 Description A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia.
HabitatDry evergreen, and old clearing forests at elevations from 50 - 900 metres[ 942 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16 Publication Author Publisher The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. Year 1986 ISBN 0495-3843 Description A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. ].