Distribution Map

Grewia flava

                   

liklolo
umsiphana
umsiphane

Malvaceae Grewioideae  

As at April 2024, 3 herbarium specimens, 6 photo records, 2 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B
Medicinal
Cultural uses
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Grewia flava - Shrub, leaves and young stems finely densely velvety-hairy throughout, lower leaf surface paler; leaf-stalk c 3 mm long; blade oval, minutely and inconspicuouly toothed, c 3 cm long x 1 cm wide. Flowers two or three on short axillary stalk; petals yellow, c 1 cm long or longer, somewhat exceeding sepals. Fruit fleshy.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.