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Grewia densa

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Identification
Grewia densa K.Schum. [family TILIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Grewia micrantha Bojer [family TILIACEAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
  • Grewia densa
  • Grewia denhardtii
  • Grewia micrantha
  • Grewia occidentalis

Flora

Entry for GREWIA densa K. Schum. [family TILIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
GREWIA densa K. Schum. [family TILIACEAE], (1893).
GREWIA micrantha Chiov. var. concolor [family TILIACEAE], in Fl. Somala 2: 33 (1932);. types: S3, “Anole”, Senni 52, 69 (FT syn.), “Ghersei”, Senni 257 (FT syn.).
GREWIA goinoclinia (Chiov.) Cuf. var. concolor [family TILIACEAE], Enum., Zweiter Nachtrag: XXVII (1969);. types: S3, “Anole”, Senni 52, 69 (FT syn.), “Ghersei”, Senni 257 (FT syn.).
Information
Shrub or small tree, up to 3 m high; young branches brownish puberulous with scattered stellate hairs, older branches glabrous, pale brown to grey with numerous pale white lenticels. Leaves green above, pale green below, glabrous or with minute scattered hairs on veins; petiole 2.5–4 mm long, brown, puberulous; blade elliptic, 1.5–8 x 1–4 cm, obtuse to subacute at the apex, rounded at the base, with crenate margin. Inflorescences axillary, solitary or rarely 2 in each axil, very slender, with 3 flowers, 1–2.5(–3.5 in fruit) cm long; peduncle 5–16(–18.5) mm long; pedicel 4–8(–10.5) mm long. Sepals elliptic, 4.5–6 mm long. Petals yellow, oblong to obovate, 2.5–3.5 mm long, with or without nectar-producing claw. Ovary 2-celled with 4 ovules in each cell, villous; style with 4–5 broad stigma-lobes. Fruit 2-lobed or unlobed by abortion, each lobe 4–5 mm in diam.; stone rugose.
Range
S2, 3
Altitude range
15–120 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett, Hemming & Watson 24983; Mooney 7670; Thulin 6349.
Distribution (external)
Kenya

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