Malvaceae FAMILY
Grewia caffra
Grewia caffra
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grewia caffra is a many-stemmed, deciduous shrub, often adopting a climbing habits. It can form thickets or scramble into other plants for support[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food..
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Mozambique, S. Africa.
HabitatAlong banks of largish rivers; as a thicket-forming species or as a scrambler or liana in riverine fringes, usually at low elevations[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].