Gondni / Small-Leaf White Raisin
Grewia tenax
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- May-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia tenax
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and scrub forests
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius, West Asia, Afghanistan
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-February
- 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 Gondni itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गोंडनी Gondni, गंगेर Ganger, गंगेटी Gangeti
- Tamil
- அச்சு
- Telugu
- Kaladi
About Gondni
Small-leaf White Raisin (Grewia tenax) belongs to the Tiliaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 8 other states. It grows in dry deciduous and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to February.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Gondni belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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