Scientific Name :
Grewia hirsuta Vahl.
Synonym :
Grewia roxburghii G.Don
Grewia pilosa Roxb.
Common Name : Govli, Phrongli
Plant Family : Malvaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : May to November
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Brown, pubescent
Leaves: Ovate, lanceolate, stipulate, finely serrate, acuminate apex
Flowers: White, 5 petals, stamens numerous
Inflorescence: Solitary cyme or in clusters of 3
Fruits: Drupe, red at maturity
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : JM, CH
Distribution Range : India to China (S. Guangxi, Guangdong) and Peninsula Malaysia.
Uses : Fibres obtained from the bark is used in rope making
The leaves are useful in the treating eye and nose diseases, piles, relieving joint pain and rheumatism
