4966.000 Grewia L.

Wilczek, R. (1963) Tiliaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 1-91

Description of the genus

Small trees or shrubs, sometimes scrambling or climbing. Stipules lateral. Leaves petiolate, alternate, simple, serrate or rarely entire, 3-7-veined from the base. Flowers in terminal or axillary panicles or in leaf-opposed or axillary umbel-like cymes. Sepals 5, stellately hairy, coloured inside like the petals. Petals 5, most often yellow, less often white and rarely purple (Grewia occidentalis), usually with a nectar-bearing claw or gland at the base. Stamens numerous. Ovary 2-4-locular. Fruit indehiscent, without bristles, a (1-)2-4-lobed drupe with (1-)2-4 pyrenes.

Derivation of name: for Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712), British botanist and physiologist.

Worldwide: 150 species in warm parts of the Old World.

DRC: 29 taxa.

Insects associated with this genus:
Tagiades flesus (Clouded forester, Clouded flat) Larval foodplant
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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
barombiensis K.Schum. II,III,IV,VI
bicolor Juss.XIDescription, Image
carpinifolia Juss.I,II,III
conocarpoides Burret XI
coriacea Mast.VI
decemovulata Merxm.XIDescription, Image
evrardii R.Wilczek [End]VI
falcistipula K.Schum. XI
flavescens Juss. var. flavescens IX,XIDescription, Image
floribunda Mast.I,II,III,VI
katangensis R.WilczekXI
louisii R.Wilczek [End]IV,VI
malacocarpa Mast.II,IV,V,VI,VII
microcarpa K. Schum.VIII,IXDescription, Image
mildbraedii BurretIV,VI,IX
mollis Juss. V,VII,VIII,IX,XI
oligoneura SpragueIV,VI,VII
pinnatifida Mast.II,IV,V,VI
pubescens P.Beauv.II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,IX
rugosifolia De Wild.IV,V,VI,IX
schmitzii Wilczek XI
seretii De Wild.III,IV,V,VI,VII
similis K.Schum.V,VIII,IX,XIDescription, Image
stolzii Ulbr.VIII,IX,XIDescription, Image
trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.VIII,IX
trinervia De Wild. [End]VI
ugandensis SpragueVI,IX
villosa Willd.VIIIDescription, Image
woodiana K.Schum.XI

Other sources of information about Grewia:

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Flora of Botswana: Grewia
Flora of Burundi: Grewia
Flora of Caprivi: Grewia
Flora of Malawi: Grewia
Flora of Mozambique: Grewia
Flora of Rwanda: Grewia
Flora of Zambia: Grewia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Grewia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Grewia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Grewia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Grewia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Grewia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Grewia
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iNaturalist: Grewia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Grewia
JSTOR Plant Science: Grewia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Grewia
Plants of the World Online: Grewia
Tropicos: Grewia
Wikipedia: Grewia

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Grewia.
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