- Family : TILIACEAE
(Linden Or Jute Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
- Synonym(s) : Grewia aspera Roxb.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Grewia abutilifolia Vent. ex Juss.
- Vernacular name :
- Kaviya (Tamil)
- Guvvatada (Telugu)
- Bhamola, Ryna (Oria)
- Chikankarbat, Chikan Kharata, Kharphulsa, Kirmith (Marathi)
- Pampukonta (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Deciduous forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests and hill slopes up to 1400m.
- Comments / notes : Common in high elevations. This is one of the largest leaved species in Grewia.
- Flower, Fruit : February-October
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Krishna district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Keonjhar district
- Tamil Nadu : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Tiruvannamalai district, Dharmapuri district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Grewia abutilifolia. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.
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