Grewia emarginata
| Grewia emarginata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Grewia |
| Species: | G. emarginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Grewia emarginata | |
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Grewia emarginata is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a scrambling shrub native to the western Himalayas, southwestern India, and Sri Lanka.[1]
It has many similarities with and may be a synonym of Grewia optiva (which, to add to the confusion, has the synonym Grewia oppositifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don); they share a similar range, habitat, appearance, growth form, common names, and local uses as a source of forage, timber, fruit, and medicine.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Grewia emarginata Wight & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1889. ISBN 9781482250640.