Grewia damine
| Grewia damine | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Grewia |
| Species: | G. damine |
| Binomial name | |
| Grewia damine Gaertn | |
Grewia damine is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae [1] family. It is found in monsoon and intermediate forest gaps and fringes of Sri Lanka, where the plant is known as "Daminiya" in Sinhala and "chadachchi" in Tamil. It is also found in Pakistan (Sind, Punjab), India (Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Peninsula), Nepal and tropical Africa.
Leaves - ovate to orbicular, unequal-sided to cordate base, pointed to rounded apex, serrate margins, lateral veins 3-5 at base; stipules ear-shaped with many veins.
Trunk - Bark-Pale brownish; Wood-hard, heavy, brown.
Flowers - pale yellow, small, slender pedicels; Inflorescence- stalked, umbellate, axillary clusters of 3.
Fruits - slightly stellate hairy, 4-lobed.
Uses - Wood- tool handles; fruit- edible.