Malvaceae FAMILY
Grewia micrantha
Grewia micrantha
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Grewia micrantha is a deciduus shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall[ 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 and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - ?Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, ?Madagascar
HabitatOpen forests, thickets and Acacia or Commiphora bushland; at elevations from 50 - 750 metres[ 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. ].