Scientific Name :
Grewia asiatica L.
Synonym :
Grewia hainesiana Hole
Grewia subinaequalis DC.
Common Name : Phalsa, Chadicha
Plant Family : Malvaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to November
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: Upto 8 m
Stem: Grey, crooked, pubescent
Leaves: Ovate, margins serrate, pubescent
Flowers: Buds ribbed, sepals 5, petals 5, stamens numerous, stigma 4 lobbed
Inflorescence: Umbellate cymes
Fruits: Drupes, fleshy, 2 lobbed, red or purple
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, VT
Distribution Range : Mascarenes, S. Iran to Queensland.
Uses : Ripe fruits eatable sharbat juice prepared from ripe fruits
Fibre prepared from the bark of stem is used in making rope
