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Grewia glandulosa

Grewia glandulosa
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Grewia glandulosa is a shrub or small tree from seasonally dry tropical areas of East Africa, Madagascar and nearby islands, grown mainly for its fruit and shade in warm, dry climates. It is a tough plant once established, but it is not widely grown as a houseplant.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the soil is dry, and let it dry out between waterings once established.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Somalia to N. Mozambique, Comoros, Aldabra, Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Grewia glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae. It is found only in Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Grewia plants

Grewia aldabrensis · Phalsa · White raisin · Grewia bilocularis · Grewia bulot · Grewia emarginata · Grewia ferruginea · Brandy Bush · Donkey Berry · Grewia goetzeana · Giant raisin · Grewia hirsuta

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grewia glandulosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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