Grewia tenax, called the phalsa cherry, white crossberry, raisin bush, gangara, gangu, or kanger, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [3] [4] It is native to Africa, from the Sahara to Tanzania and parts of southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and on to the Indian Subcontinent. [2]

2024年10月13日 · Grewia tenax is a very slow-growing, deciduous, thorny shrub growing from 0.5 - 6 metres tall

2019年12月15日 · The Grewia tenax is a typical tropical plant species which can tolerate seasonal drought and withstand temperatures of more than 50 °C (Gebauer et al. 2007), this plant species is not only adapted to high temperatures, salinity and dry conditions, but also has deep roots to stabilize in sand dunes (Saied et al. 2007).

2019年12月15日 · Grewia tenax is a tree found in Africa and Asia. Due to its drought and salt tolerance ability, these species are abundantly spread in arid and semi arid zones, for example, sand and close mountains, particularly in the Savanna plantation territory.

2019年12月1日 · Grewia tenax is a tree found in Africa and Asia. Due to its drought and salt tolerance ability, these species are abundantly spread in arid and semi arid zones, for...

2010年5月1日 · Analysis of the nutritional composition of fruits of three species of Grewia (G. tenax, G. flavescens and G. villosa) were carried out. The proximate composition as well as the content of amino...

It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

First published in Agric. Colon. 5 (Suppl.): 23 (1911 publ. 1912) The native range of this species is Sahara to Tanzania and S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Grewia tenax (also called Tenax raisin, among many other common names) is a shrub or small tree with a rounded crown, reaching up to 8 m tall. It is native to tropical Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa, and is found in woodlands, grasslands, and bushveld.

Kindly identify this shrub growing in JNU campus, Delhi. Flowers in July. Does not appear to be Grewia tenax as has larger leaves. same observation was also made for the Grewia tenex of Kachchh district of Gujarat. The leaves of Grewia tenax can be as large as 3 inches (long & wide) if the plant is watered frequently.