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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MS019 : Grewia flavescens Juss.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 56  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Malvales
Family : Tiliaceae - Linden family
Genus : Grewia L. - grewia
Species : Grewia flavescens Juss.
Plant Location in Melghat : -  
Plant Category : Shrubs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Tiliaceae  

 
Plant Common Name : Ghor -Dhaman, Donkey Berry, Sandpaper Raisin, Rough-leaved Raisin • Marathi: Khatkhati
 
Synonym : Grewia commutata DC.
Grewia fabreguesii E. Boudouresque.
Grewia homblei De Wild.
Grewia kapiriensis De Wild.
Grewia platyclada K.Schum.
Grewia rautanenii Schinz.
Vincentia flavescens (Juss.) Burret.
Vincentia platyclada (K. Schum.) Burret.
Vinticena flavescens (Juss.) Burret.
Vinticena platyclada (K. Schum.) Burret.


Description : Shrubs; branchlets pubescent. Leaves 9 x 4 cm, elliptic, stellately pubescent above, tomentose below, margins finely serrate, apex acute, base obtuse, truncate, transverse nerves parallel, somewhat broader above the middle, then abruptly acute; petiole to 0.5 cm; stipules to 1 cm, linear, pubescent. Flowers axillary, peduncles many in the axils, as long as the petiole; bracts ovate, puberulus; sepals 1.3 cm, oblong, acute; petals 1 cm, with a gland at the base; stamens many, to 10 mm; torus to 2 mm; ovary 2 mm, hirsute, style 1.5 cm.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : The roots used to treat menstrual problems, stomach problems during pregnancy and other disorders in women. The leaves were reported to be useful in ulcerated tongue, colic pain, wounds, cholera and dysentery. Root powder and decoction of roots were used to remove kidney stones and in urinary tract infections.
 
Plant's Phytochemicals : -

Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :