Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
sulcata: grooved
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Grewia sulcata Mast. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=138620
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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A multi-stemmed, scrambling shrub or small tree. Bark reddish-brown with conspicuous lenticels. Leaves obovate to oblong, 2-7 cm long, 3-veined from the base, with scattered rough stellate hairs on both surfaces; base asymmetric; margin scalloped or toothed. Flowers white or cream, c. 3.5 cm in diameter, in few-flowered, axillary heads; sepals reflexed, green with woolly hairs on the outside, petals much shorter; stamens hardly spreading, forming a central column. Fruit 1.5-2 cm in diameter, usually deeply 4-lobed, sometimes 2-lobed, somewhat fleshy.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Grewia sulcata Mast. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=138620
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique , Zimbabwe, and Mpumalanga, South Africa
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Grewia sulcata Mast. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=138620
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
