Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori

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Synonyms:	Chadara tenax Forssk. Grewia betulifolia Juss. Grewia populifolia Vahl
Common names:	Small-leaved white raisin (English) White cross-berry (English)
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Description:	Shrub, up to 2 m. Leaves ± circular to obovate, rough to the touch; margin dentate. Flowers single, leaf-opposed. Sepals green outside, white inside. Petals white, linear and 2-toothed at apex. Fruit in a distinct cluster of 4 carpels, shiny..
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Derivation of specific name:	tenax: tenacious, strong
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Africa from northern South Africa and Namibia to Ethiopia and Arabia and through West Africa
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Literature:	Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 440 - 441. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 259. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 81. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 109. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 59.

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