- Source: Grewia tenax
Grewia tenax, called the phalsa cherry, white crossberry, raisin bush, gangara, gangu, or kanger, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Africa, from the Sahara to Tanzania and parts of southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and on to the Indian Subcontinent. The ripe fruit is edible and is consumed by local peoples either fresh, dried, or powered in drinks.
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are currently accepted:
Grewia tenax subsp. makranica (Rech.f. & Esfand.) Browicz – Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Grewia tenax subsp. tenax
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Grewia tenax
- Grewia
- List of Grewia species
- Thar Desert
- Jebel Akhdar (Oman)
- Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna
- List of Malvales of South Africa
- South Iran Nubo–Sindian desert and semi-desert
- List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
- List of plants of Burkina Faso
