Malvaceae FAMILY
Grewia hirsuta
Grewia hirsuta
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grewia hirsuta is a deciduous shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 5 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 obtained from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
HabitatMixed deciduous, and dry evergreen forests; often occurring on limestone; at elevations from 200 - 1,500 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. ].