Herbarium JCB

Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori

Family : TILIACEAE
(LINDEN FAMILY OR JUTE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
Species : Grewia tenax
Basionym : Chadara tenax Forssk.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori
Vernacular name : Acchu (Tam.); Kadara Kaya (Tel.)
Collection Nos : FAP 41982
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 12/10/10
Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : May- February
Comments : Occasional in scrub jungle of Eastern Ghats. Fruits are edible.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri district, Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Tiruchirapalli district (Tamil Nadu State); Kurnool district, Anantapur district, Guntur district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius, West Asia, Afghanistan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Grewia tenax. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.