Grewia polygama

Botanical Description

Grewia polygama is a moderate sized, much-branched, deciduous tree that can reach 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 60cm in diameter[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 893 Title Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40 Author Lim S.C. & Gan K.S. Website http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842 Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 2006 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ]. Another report describes it as a small tree up to 5 metres tall with a trunk around 10cm in diameter[ 1730 Title Revision of Grewia (Malvaceae-Grewioideae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo Publication Edinburgh Journal of Botany; 62 (1&2); 1-27, July 2006 Author Chung R.C.K. Website https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428606000011 Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and source of wood. The leaves are traded locally for their medicinal benefits and the wood is also sometimes traded[ 893 Title Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40 Author Lim S.C. & Gan K.S. Website http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842 Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 2006 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ].