Malvaceae FAMILY

Grewia trichocarpa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Grewia trichocarpa is an evergreen shrub or a small, spreading tree growing 1.5 - 6 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine, fibre and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania; to the Arabian Peninsula.

HabitatWooded grasslands and in Acacia tortilis woodlands at low to medium elevations[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. Sandy or rocky soils, in wooded grassland, bushland, dry forest and riverine forest at elevations from 900 - 2,150 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].