Grewia flava

Grewia flava
	Flowers
	Habit
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Grewia
Species:	G. flava
Binomial name
	Grewia flava; DC.
Synonyms
	Grewia cana Sond.; Grewia hermannioides Harv.;

Grewia flava, the brandy bush, wild currant, velvet raisin, or raisin tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.^[2] A common shrub species, it is spreading into grasslands due to human rangeland management practices, and increasing rainfall.^[3] The berries, which are yellowish-brown and slightly lobed, are sweet and edible, but have little flesh and so are typically collected in large quantities to be eaten raw, dried or fermented into alcoholic beverages.^[4]^[5] The wood has a number of uses such as for making bows, knobkerries, traps and other tools.^[4] The desert truffle Kalaharituber pfeilii is often found in association with its roots.^[5]

Female Acmaeodera viridaenea feeding on a flower
Leucocelis amethystina drinking nectar
Close-up of flowers and flower buds
Botanical illustration

References

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Grewia flava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146457186A146457188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146457186A146457188.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Grewia flava DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Tews, Jörg; Jeltsch, Florian (2004). "Modelling the impact of climate change on woody plant population dynamics in South African savanna". BMC Ecology. 4 (1): 17. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-4-17. PMC 544358. PMID 15606921.
^ ^a ^b Leffers, Arno (2003). Gemsbok Bean & Kalahari Truffle. Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers. p. 116. ISBN 9789991604916.
^ ^a ^b Oppelt, Armin (2004). Root Morphology of Co-occurring African Fruit Tree Species with Contrasting Strategies of Exploration and Exploitation. Cuvillier Verlag. p. 7. ISBN 9783898739856.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Grewia flava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146457186A146457188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146457186A146457188.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[834230-1-2] "Grewia flava DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[1_of_1290_Google_Scholar_Hits-3] Tews, Jörg; Jeltsch, Florian (2004). "Modelling the impact of climate change on woody plant population dynamics in South African savanna". BMC Ecology. 4 (1): 17. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-4-17. PMC 544358. PMID 15606921.

[Leffers-4] Leffers, Arno (2003). Gemsbok Bean & Kalahari Truffle. Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers. p. 116. ISBN 9789991604916.

[Oppelt-5] Oppelt, Armin (2004). Root Morphology of Co-occurring African Fruit Tree Species with Contrasting Strategies of Exploration and Exploitation. Cuvillier Verlag. p. 7. ISBN 9783898739856.

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