Kirmith / Mallow-Leaved Crossberry
Grewia abutilifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-October
How to identify Kirmith
Identify Kirmith by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Tiliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kirmith.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia abutilifolia
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, moist deciduous forests and hill slopes up to 1400m
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kirmith itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಜಾನಿ ಗಿಡ Jani Gida
- Marathi
- किरमीठ Kirmith
About Kirmith
Mallow-Leaved Crossberry (Grewia abutilifolia) is a tree in the Tiliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 6 other states. It grows in deciduous forests, moist deciduous forests and hill slopes up to 1400m. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Kirmith belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
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