Wilczek, R. (1963) Tiliaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 1-91
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:
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| barombiensis K.Schum. | II,III,IV,VI | |
| bicolor Juss. | XI | Description, Image |
| carpinifolia Juss. | I,II,III | |
| conocarpoides Burret | XI | |
| coriacea Mast. | VI | |
| decemovulata Merxm. | XI | Description, Image |
| evrardii R.Wilczek [End] | VI | |
| falcistipula K.Schum. | XI | |
| flavescens Juss. var. flavescens | IX,XI | Description, Image |
| floribunda Mast. | I,II,III,VI | |
| katangensis R.Wilczek | XI | |
| louisii R.Wilczek [End] | IV,VI | |
| malacocarpa Mast. | II,IV,V,VI,VII | |
| microcarpa K. Schum. | VIII,IX | Description, Image |
| mildbraedii Burret | IV,VI,IX | |
| mollis Juss. | V,VII,VIII,IX,XI | |
| oligoneura Sprague | IV,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,XI | Description, Image |
| stolzii Ulbr. | VIII,IX,XI | Description, Image |
| trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. | VIII,IX | |
| trinervia De Wild. [End] | VI | |
| ugandensis Sprague | VI,IX | |
| villosa Willd. | VIII | Description, Image |
| woodiana K.Schum. | XI |