Grewia tenax (Forssk.)Fiori
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Family: TiliaceaeDistribution: Indian subcontinent and tropical Africa, in scrubs of drylocalities.1.5-2m tall much branched shrubs. Branchlets stellate hairy; Leaves 1.5-2x 1.5-3cm, ovate, serrate, glabrous above, stellate beneath, 3-5nerved. Flowers 1-1.5cm across, white, solitary or 2-3, axillary or leaf opposed; Corolla 5 spreading, Stamens many, ovary 2-4celled. Drupes 0.8-1cm across, 4 lobed, yellowish, edible. In telugu it is known as Jana pandu. Photographed at Nellore .Ref: Flora of Andhra Pradesh by T.Pullaih.
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- Grewia tenax
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