Grewia L.

Sponsor this page

For information about how you could sponsor this page, see How You Can Help

Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Grewia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/grewia/). Accessed 2025-11-07.

Family

Malvaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

family: A group of genera more closely related to each other than to genera in other families. Names of families are identified by the suffix ‘-aceae’ (e.g. Myrtaceae) with a few traditional exceptions (e.g. Leguminosae).

References

There are no active references in this article.

Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Grewia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/grewia/). Accessed 2025-11-07.

A large genus allied to the limes, but confined to Asia, Africa and Australia, containing numerous species. The inner bark has the tough fibrous nature characteristic of the family. The genus was named by Linnaeus in honour of Dr Nehemiah Grew, who wrote works on the anatomy of plants, and died in London in 1712.

Contact the editors at