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Grewia kakothamnos

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Species of plant in the genus Grewia

Grewia kakothamnos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species: G. kakothamnos
Binomial name
Grewia kakothamnos
K.Schum.
Synonyms

Grewia corallocarpa K.Schum.

Grewia kakothamnos is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, found from southern Ethiopia to Tanzania. Its flowers are white to pale lilac, and its two or four-lobed fruit are orange when ripe, and edible in a famine situation. Grewia kakothamnos is particularly enjoyed as a forage by domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus), which will even eat the dead fallen leaves during the dry season.

References

  1. ^ "Grewia kakothamnos K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Heuzé, V.; Tran, G. (11 May 2019). "Grewia (Grewia kakothamnos)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Grewia kakothamnos


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