Grewia villosa

Grewia villosa

''Grewia villosa'' is a shrub, often scrambling and hardly exceeding 4 m in height. Leaves are fairly large, serrated and heart-shaped. It grows naturally, mainly in dry habitats. It is common in most of the semi-arid parts of Eastern Africa but may now be rare in parts of its natural distribution. Seen in Ein Gedi oasis in Israel, common in South Africa. Its ripe copper-coloured fruits are eaten in East Africa.
Grewia villosa Grewia villosa is a tropical shrub. In Israel it is extremely rare in the Dead Sea area. Israel, Dead Sea area, Ein gedi - Nahal Arugot Geotagged,Grewia villosa,Israel,Spring,villosa

Uses

The fruit of the ''Grewia villosa'' were eaten both while immature and green and also once they had ripened and hardened to a dark, reddish-brown. The bark was stripped off and crushed in water or chewed to a pulp which was used to wash the body as well as to clean the hair and disinfect the scalp

Its wood was used to make a bow of a Cape Verdean musical instrument, the cimboa, traditionally used to be played with the batuque dances.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusGrewia
SpeciesG. villosa
Photographed in
Israel