- Family : TILIACEAE
(Linden Or Jute Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
- Basionym : Chadara tenax Forssk.
- Synonym(s) : Grewia populifolia Vahl; Grewia betulifolia Juss.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori
- Common name : White Crossberry, Phalsa Cherry, Raisin bush
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Climbing shrub
- Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Scrub forests
- Comments / notes : Fruit sweet, edible
- Key identification features : Stems and branches whitish-grey to grey. Leaves irregular in shape, subcoriaceous. Buds oblong. Drupes 2 to 4-lobed, orange red.
- Flower, Fruit : May-February
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
- Collection Date : 10/12/2010
- Collection Nos : FAP 41982
- Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Kadapa district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Dharwad district
- Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Aurangabad district, Beed district, Jalna district, Nashik district, Solapur district
- Tamil Nadu : Madurai district, Dharmapuri district, Tiruchirapalli district, Coimbatore district, Ramanathapuram district, Tiruchirapalli district
- Haryana : Gurgaon district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Rajasthan : Jaipur district, Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
- Native : Sahara to Tanzania and S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius, West Asia, Afghanistan
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 87-88
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Grewia tenax. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.
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