Mazhar Botanic Garden

Grewia occidentalis L. L.

Four-corner

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001147
Common name: Four-corner
English name: Crossberry
Arabic name: جريويا
Native: Southern Africa
Country: Mozambique Southern africa Zimbabwe
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous shrub or small tree grow 3-10 m high, sometimes scrambling leaves shiny, fleshy, 5-7 cm long with small rounded teeth flowers star shaped, pink, purple, mauve fruits berry-like, four-lobed

Ornamental shrubs. Other human uses of this species include using the wood to make bows and spear shafts. The cross-berry is an important species in traditional medicine and is used for a variety of purposes.

Grewia ulmifolia Salisb -   Grewia microphylla Weim

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Texture: Adaptable Heavy clay Loam Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade in dry
Propagation: Seeds cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-8.5
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental Wood
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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