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Grewia oppositifolia

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Grewia oppositifolia
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species:
G. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Grewia oppositifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Grewia emarginata Wight & Arn.
  • Grewia orientalis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Grewia rhamnifolia B.Heyne ex Dunn

Grewia oppositifolia is a currently accepted species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent.[1] It has many similarities with and may be a synonym of Grewia optiva (which, to add to the confusion, has the synonym Grewia oppositifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.); certainly they share the same range, habitat, appearance, growth form, common names, and local uses as a source of forage, timber, fruit, and medicine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grewia oppositifolia Roxb. ex DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. p. 1889. ISBN 9781482250640.