About Sandpaper Raisin
Grewia flavescens, called rough-leaved raisin, sandpaper raisin, and donkey berry (a name it shares with Grewia bicolor), is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to sub‑Saharan Africa, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and India. It is considered to be an underutilized crop, both for its fruit and its use for livestock forage. Caterpillars of Anaphe reticulata have been found to feed on the foliage.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia flavescens
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- TILIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕರ್ಕಲ Karkala
- Marathi
- खटखटी Khatkhati, खटखटी
Botanical family
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Sandpaper Raisin belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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