Grewia optiva J.R.Drumm. ex Burret

This species is sometimes seen in cultivation but is not so hardy as G. biloba. It is widely cultivated along the foothills of the Himalaya, in the Salt Range of the Punjab and farther west, the foliage being stacked for winter fodder, the drupes eaten and the wood used in carpentry. It is believed to be wild in Garwhal and Kumaon and perhaps also in Nepal. It is very distinct from G. biloba in bearing the flowers in a short inflorescence on the opposite side of the shoot to that where the leaf-stalk is attached. Flowers yellowish; fruits black.