Gangeti / Mallow Raisin
Grewia villosa
Also known as Mallow-Leaved Crossberry
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia villosa
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Occasional in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests along the Ghats in the east and west of the peninsula up to 650m. Also along river banks
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Baliogangarin, गंगेटी Gangeti, Lankas
- Tamil
- kullai
- Kannada
- ಕರಕೆಲೆ Karakele, ಮುರಿಕೆ Murike, ಮುರಿಗೆ Murige
- Marathi
- kharmati
About Gangeti
Mallow raisin (Grewia villosa) is a tree belonging to the Tiliaceae family (Lime tree/Jute family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, drupe/capsule/nut fruit. It is typically found in occasional in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests along the ghats in the east and west of the peninsula up to 650m. also along river banks. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Gangeti belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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